Brandenburg state election, 2009

  • Left: 26
  • SPD: 31
  • Green: 5
  • CDU: 19
  • FDP: 7

The state elections in Brandenburg 2009 took place simultaneously with the elections to the German Bundestag and the state elections in Schleswig -Holstein on 27 September 2009.

Initial situation

→ Main article: state elections in Brandenburg 2004

On 19 September 2004, the fourth choice of the Brandenburg state parliament had taken place. The ruling parties of the grand coalition, SPD ( -7.42 percentage points) and the CDU ( -7.12 percentage points) were the losers of the election. PDS ( 4.62 percentage points) and DVU ( 0.80 percentage points) were up and were represented in Parliament. This failed the Greens ( 1.66 percentage points) and the FDP ( 1.47 percentage points) despite vote gains.

Despite the significant losses of the governing parties SPD and CDU both parties a coalition went on again. Matthias Platzeck was able to form his second cabinet.

Candidates

Parties

The National Election Committee received on 14 August 2009, the following state lists for election to:

  • SPD
  • THE LEFT.
  • CDU
  • DVU
  • B'90 / Green
  • FDP
  • 50Plus
  • DKP
  • REP
  • The People's Initiative ( The People's Initiative against mass development of Brandenburg with wind turbines and the misguided water policy )
  • NPD
  • RRP
  • FREE VOTER: List Association of BVB and FW

In total, 443 candidates (113 women under) competed for the 88 seats in the Brandenburg state parliament. The youngest candidate was 19 years old, the oldest 76 years.

The Pirate Party Germany was not admitted to state election. The Free Union did not reach the required 2,000 signatures of support, however, came with a direct candidates for election.

For the first time since 2004 a NPD and DVU in an election against each other. The DVU threw the NPD then a fraction of their so-called Pact Germany before, during the NPD led that this pact was due to expire the end of 2009, " no business basis " would have more. The fact that one of the parties, the five- percent threshold would skip, was due to this fact, and long-term survey values ​​below the minimum threshold as unlikely.

Top candidates of the parliamentary parties

For the SPD of the Acting Prime Minister Matthias Platzeck approached, the top candidate for the CDU took over the then Minister for Science Johanna Wanka. Top candidate of the left was the former parliamentary leader Kerstin Kaiser. For the DVU the Group Chairman Liane Hessel Barth stood as top candidate, while the Greens attracted to Marie Luise von Halem and Axel bird as a double peak in the election campaign. The FDP nominated the Teltow lawyer Hans -Peter Goetz as top candidates.

Surveys

The opinion polls said concerning parties SPD and CDU left not require major changes. FDP and the Greens were seen near the five- percent threshold, while for the DVU, which was represented in Parliament by six deputies, as well as the NPD less than five percent of the votes were determined.

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Constituencies

In the state elections in 2009 there were a total of 44 constituencies. Compared to the state election 2004, there were no changes in the layout of the constituencies.

Result

Compared to the state election of 2004, the SPD could constituencies Ostprignitz -Ruppin I, Uckermark I, III and Dahme -Spreewald Spree- Neisse I should win, but lost in return constituencies II Potsdam and Cottbus II to the left.

Follow

The SPD was able to either the left ( together 57 of the 88 seats) or the CDU coalition ( together 50 of the 88 seats). Matthias Platzeck proposed to the State Executive Committee of the SPD before 12 October 2009 to lead coalition negotiations with the Left. Here, the Board approved nine votes in favor and five abstentions, the inclusion of coalition negotiations the same evening.

On 5 November 2009, signed Matthias Platzeck for the SPD and Kerstin Kaiser for the left the coalition agreement.

On November 6 Platzeck received in the election for Prime Minister 54 of 86 vote of deputies present. After the election, the Minister of the Cabinet Platzeck III were sworn.

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