Local elections in Brandenburg in 2008
The 2008 local elections in Brandenburg took place on Sunday, September 28, 2008.
The representatives for 14 district assemblies , four city councils of the independent cities and 416 community councils or city councils of the cities and municipalities belonging to the district were elected. In addition, 266 honorary and 4 full-time mayors were directly elected. In four municipalities, the election of the mayor was canceled due to a lack of applicants. For districts within municipalities, elections were held for 353 mayors and 1,264 local councils . 2.13 million Germans and 13,800 EU citizens were entitled to vote, including 168,200 first-time voters between 18 and 23 years of age.
The next local elections in Brandenburg municipalities were held on May 25, 2014 at the same time as the European elections.
Result
The provisional official final result of the local elections was:
| Political party | Percent (change from 2003) |
|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) | 25.8 (+2.3) |
| The Left (THE LEFT.) | 24.7 (+3.4) |
| Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) | 19.8 (−8.0) |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 7.3 (+1.0) |
| Alliance 90 / The Greens (B'90 / Greens) | 4.6 (+0.4) |
| National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) | 1.8 (+1.3) |
| Brandenburger United Citizens Movements / 50Plus (BVB / 50Plus) | 1.7 (+1.7) |
| German People's Union (DVU) | 1.6 (+0.6) |
| Farmers' association (farmers) | 1.2 (+0.8) |
| other parties | 11.0 (+0.5) |
Nominations
Ten parties ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen , CDU , DKP , DSU , DVU , Die Linke , Family Party of Germany , FDP , NPD , SPD ) as well as 11 political associations, 44 list associations and 925 groups of voters had put up candidates. In some cities and towns, the incumbent mayor ran as the top candidate of his party for the local council. This was criticized by the competing lists as a sham candidacy , since the mayor is a born member of the municipal council.
Electoral system
In the election of the representatives, the principle of proportional representation was elected, with each voter having three votes, which he can cumulate and variegate .
Results of the last local elections
| Political party | 2003 | 1998 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) | 27.80 | 21.42 | 20.56 |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) | 23.54 | 38.97 | 34.50 |
| The left (left) | 21.31 | 21.62 | 21.19 |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 6.34 | 4.14 | 7.09 |
| Alliance 90 / The Greens (Greens) | 4.17 | 4.13 | 4.19 |
| German People's Union (DVU) | 1.03 | - | - |
| Others | 15.81 | 9.70 | 12.47 |
Voting machines
According to reports from election observers have been through the use of Nedap - voting machines violated the electoral principles repeatedly falsified the election results and excluded voters from the election.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Local elections 2008 in numbers
- ↑ http://www.bravors.brandenburg.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=land_bb_bravors_01.c.44914.de#5 Law on local elections in the state of Brandenburg
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. State Returning Officer: Overview of the results of previous elections since 1990
- ↑ https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/CCC-lege-Abschlussbericht-zur-Wahlbeobachtung-in-Brandenburg-vor-213633.html Final report of the CCC on the election
