Elections in Berlin
The election of the Berlin House of Representatives and to the Borough Assemblies will be held every five years since 1999. Before the parliamentary term was four years. The elections in the years from 1948 to 1989 inclusive relate to because of the political division of the city only to West Berlin.
Decisive for the environment of choice is the country's electoral law of 25 September 1987 ( PDF, 92 kB)., As last amended on 6 July 2006 entitled to vote is required by § 1, each German, who has reached the age of 18 on the day of the election and since at least 3 months in Berlin lives.
2011 election
On September 18, 2011, Berlin, voters chose from Red-Red. The SPD will win the election before the CDU and the Greens. For the first time also attracts the Pirate Party in a state parliament.