Consultative Assembly (Saxony-Anhalt)
The Advisory Assembly of Saxony-Anhalt was an appointed pre-parliament in the newly created state of Saxony-Anhalt in 1946, corresponding to the appointed state parliaments of the other states.
In order to enable the rebuilding of the state order after the Second World War in the Soviet occupation zone in the sense of building socialism , advisory assemblies were set up in 1946 in the countries of the Soviet Zone by the Soviet Military Administration in Germany (SMAD) . The Advisory Assembly of Saxony-Anhalt was replaced by the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt in the same year .
Procedure and principles
The Potsdam Agreement of August 2, 1945 was a first important basis for the establishment of new political structures . This envisaged the restoration of local self-government, but also of electoral representations at municipal, district, provincial and state level.
The establishment of the state structures after the collapse took place from the municipal level through the state level and finally at the level of the GDR .
On July 9, 1945, the SMAD ordered the establishment of the states of Mecklenburg, Saxony and Thuringia as well as the provinces of Mark Brandenburg and Saxony (-Anhalt) within the Soviet Zone. About a year later the members were appointed and convened in accordance with the “Ordinance on the formation of advisory representative bodies in the state administration and self-government in the state of Saxony of May 13, 1946”.
The selection of the members is not based on the results of the local elections in 1946, but anticipated essential principles of the state elections according to unit lists:
- The SED's claim to a leading role was ensured by the appointment of a majority of SED members.
- Most of these members of the SED did not formally join the Consultative Assembly in the name of the SED, but of the mass organizations .
- The distribution of mandates between parties and mass organizations was determined in advance.
- Effective opposition work should be prevented.
Distribution of mandates
The allocation of mandates was determined by the SMAD on June 13, 1946. This is how the 70 mandates were distributed:
| Political party | Seats |
|---|---|
| SED | 10 mandates |
| LDPD | 10 mandates |
| CDU | 10 mandates |
| FDGB | 10 mandates |
| Women's Association | 5 mandates |
| FDJ | 5 mandates |
| VdgB | 5 mandates |
| IHK | 3 mandates |
| Chambers of Commerce | 3 mandates |
| Individual personalities | 9 mandates |
The organizations mentioned were free to propose candidates, but ultimately it was up to SMAD to follow the suggestions or not. The instrument of rejection was the provision that only persons could be appointed as members who can be shown to have a "resolute anti-fascist and democratic conviction".
job
The Advisory Assembly of Saxony-Anhalt only met two times. In addition to the constituent meeting on July 15, 1946, this was the meeting on September 3, 1946.
literature
- Martin Broszat , Gerhard Braas, Hermann Weber : SBZ manual. 1993, ISBN 3-486-55262-7 .