The SPD nominated Johannes Rau, their vice chairman and the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, as their candidate for Chancellor.

[citation needed] One of the major issues in this election was the environment, after the Chernobyl disaster and other accidents.

[citation needed] The coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP returned to government, with Helmut Kohl as Chancellor.

This was possible since the original election results were declared on the Kreis level, and the states were re-established by simply amalgamating Kreise together.

[2] The 22 Non-voting representatives of West Berlin already became full voting members on 8 June 1990, in advance of unification.