Hulstria & Gao-Soto general election, 3621

Background
The election, unlike the last one, was held on its regular date. HDV and LVP went into the 3616 election with new leaders, namely Janna Goddestreu and Harald Matsuyama. A new left-leaning party, Die Sozialliberalen, which was formed by LVP defector Hans Mende, ran for the first time, although, due to defections, it already held three seats in the Reichstag at the time of the election.

Outcome
The result of the election was surprising in two ways: firstly, few had expected DS to overtake its larger cousin, the LVP. The second remarkable development was the complete collapse of the HSP and the absorption of its electorate by DS.