Politics of Brandenburg
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The Politics of Brandenburg takes place within a framework of a
Christian Democratic Union
.
Every five years, all Germans residing in the State over the age of 18 elect the members of the
Minister-President
and confirms the cabinet members.
List of minister presidents of Brandenburg
- 1947 - 1949: Karl Steinhoff (SED, formerly SPD)
- 1949 - 1952: Rudolf Jahn (SED)
- 1990 - 2002: Manfred Stolpe (SPD)
- 2002 - 2013: Matthias Platzeck (SPD)
- 2013: Dietmar Woidke (SPD)
September, 2004 State Election
- See also Elections in Germany
party | 1999 | 2004 | Difference | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | S | % | S | % | S | |
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) | 39.3 | 37 | 31.9 | 33 | -7.4 | -4 |
The Left Party (Die Linke.)
|
23.3 | 22 | 28.0 | 29 | +4.7 | +7 |
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
|
26.6 | 25 | 19.4 | 20 | -7.2 | -5 |
German People's Union (DVU) | 5.3 | 5 | 6.1 | 6 | +0.8 | +1 |
all others | 5.5 | 0 | 14.6 | 0 | +9.1 | ±0 |