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On 28 September 2008, the CSU failed to gain an absolute majority, attaining 43 %, of the vote in the Bavaria state election for the first time since 1966 on a percentage basis and was forced into a coalition with the FDP.

Even after the 2009 general election, the CDU / CSU emerged as the largest party in Germany, yet both lost votes predominantly to the FDP.

The CSU received only 42. 5 % of the vote in Bavaria in the 2009 election, which constitutes its weakest showing in the party's history.

They have three ministers in Berlin: Hans-Peter Friedrich ( Federal Ministry of the Interior ), Peter Ramsauer ( Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs ) and Ilse Aigner ( Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ).