Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2011
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The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was conducted on 4 September 2011, to elect members to the Landtag
of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-West Pomerania). The State Landtag is was controlled by a grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party
and the Christian Democratic Union
prior to the election.
Fifty-two percent of the 1.4 million eligible voters turned-out which is a decrease of 7 percent. The state election for the electoral district of Rügen
is delayed until 18 September due to the death of the Christian Democrat candidate.
The SPD was the clear winner of election with 35.7 percent of the votes. It increased 5.5 percentage points over the last election in 2006. The CDU support fell by 5.7 percent, ending up with 23.1 percent.
30-page election platform was called "clear and decisive". The platform includes education policy, finances and population change.
The Christian Democrats campaigned with the slogan "C wie Zukunft" ("C for Future"). This was intended to link the first letter of both the party's and the frontrunner Lorenz Caffier's name with the positive term "future". However, recipients understood that the CDU suggested to writ e the word "Zukunft" with a "C". This earned the conservative party scorn and derision.
focused on issues of economy, labor, energy change, social justice, family and education.
In the government SPD plans same time to cancel the tax release of the hotels and restaurants with a value of 1.7 billion euros, collect 2 billion euros by the higher peak tax and further 1.7 billion euros by increase of the nuclear plant fuel tax.
platform includes employment and economic rights, social justice, environmental protection and more democratic participation.
(SPD) were the clear winners of election with 35.7 percent of the votes. It increased 5.5 percentage points over the last election in 2006. The Christian Democratic Union
(CDU) support fell by 5.7 percent, ending up with 23.1 percent. The Free Democratic Party
(FDP) got only 2.7 percent of the vote, a massive drop of 6.9 percent compared to the last election, when it received 9.6 percent. The FDP failed to qualify for the Landtag for the fifth time in the last six state elections. The FDP Chairman Philipp Rösler
claimed responsibility for failing to qualify for the Landtag. The Green Party
reached the 5% minimum and qualified for the first time in Landtag
of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Greens have now seats in all of Germany's 16 state parliaments.
The far right National Democratic Party
(NPD) won in excess of 30% of the votes in 2 of the districts in this election and 26% to 29% in some communities near Anklam
and Torgelow
. In Koblentz
, the NPD finished 15% higher than the CDU and the SPD. Leaders of some of the parties have come out and stated their opposition and shock at the success of the NPD. Rösler also stated that "it is shocking that the right-wing NPD has received twice as many votes as the FDP". SPD leader Erwin Sellering
wasn't happy about the NPD re-entering the Landtag and stated "It’s a shame that they’ve made it in again and very regrettable".
Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the state diet of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern . It convenes in Schwerin and currently consists of 71 members of five Parties...
of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-West Pomerania). The State Landtag is was controlled by a grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
and the Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
prior to the election.
Fifty-two percent of the 1.4 million eligible voters turned-out which is a decrease of 7 percent. The state election for the electoral district of Rügen
Rügen
Rügen is Germany's largest island. Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.- Geography :Rügen is located off the north-eastern coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea...
is delayed until 18 September due to the death of the Christian Democrat candidate.
The SPD was the clear winner of election with 35.7 percent of the votes. It increased 5.5 percentage points over the last election in 2006. The CDU support fell by 5.7 percent, ending up with 23.1 percent.
Christian Democratic Union
The Christian DemocratsChristian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
30-page election platform was called "clear and decisive". The platform includes education policy, finances and population change.
The Christian Democrats campaigned with the slogan "C wie Zukunft" ("C for Future"). This was intended to link the first letter of both the party's and the frontrunner Lorenz Caffier's name with the positive term "future". However, recipients understood that the CDU suggested to writ e the word "Zukunft" with a "C". This earned the conservative party scorn and derision.
Social Democratic Party
Social DemocratsSocial Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
focused on issues of economy, labor, energy change, social justice, family and education.
In the government SPD plans same time to cancel the tax release of the hotels and restaurants with a value of 1.7 billion euros, collect 2 billion euros by the higher peak tax and further 1.7 billion euros by increase of the nuclear plant fuel tax.
The Left
The LeftThe Left (Germany)
The Left , also commonly referred to as the Left Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The Left is the most left-wing party of the five represented in the Bundestag....
platform includes employment and economic rights, social justice, environmental protection and more democratic participation.
Post-election
The Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
(SPD) were the clear winners of election with 35.7 percent of the votes. It increased 5.5 percentage points over the last election in 2006. The Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
(CDU) support fell by 5.7 percent, ending up with 23.1 percent. The Free Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party (Germany)
The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...
(FDP) got only 2.7 percent of the vote, a massive drop of 6.9 percent compared to the last election, when it received 9.6 percent. The FDP failed to qualify for the Landtag for the fifth time in the last six state elections. The FDP Chairman Philipp Rösler
Philipp Rösler
Philipp Rösler is a German politician, who, since 2011, has been the Federal Minister of Economics and Technology and the Vice Chancellor of Germany...
claimed responsibility for failing to qualify for the Landtag. The Green Party
Alliance '90/The Greens
Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir...
reached the 5% minimum and qualified for the first time in Landtag
Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the state diet of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern . It convenes in Schwerin and currently consists of 71 members of five Parties...
of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Greens have now seats in all of Germany's 16 state parliaments.
The far right National Democratic Party
National Democratic Party of Germany
The National Democratic Party of Germany – The People's Union , is a far right German nationalist party. It was founded in 1964 a successor to the German Reich Party . Party statements self-identify as Germany's "only significant patriotic force"...
(NPD) won in excess of 30% of the votes in 2 of the districts in this election and 26% to 29% in some communities near Anklam
Anklam
Anklam is a town in the Western Pomerania region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the banks of the Peene river, just 8 km from its mouth in the Kleines Haff, the western part of the Stettin Lagoon. Anklam has a population of 14,603 and was the capital of the former...
and Torgelow
Torgelow
Torgelow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Uecker, 12 km south of Ueckermünde, and 41 km northwest of Stettin....
. In Koblentz
Koblentz
Koblentz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....
, the NPD finished 15% higher than the CDU and the SPD. Leaders of some of the parties have come out and stated their opposition and shock at the success of the NPD. Rösler also stated that "it is shocking that the right-wing NPD has received twice as many votes as the FDP". SPD leader Erwin Sellering
Erwin Sellering
Erwin Sellering, born on 18 October 1949 in Sprockhövel near Bochum and currently residing in Greifswald, is Minister-president of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2008....
wasn't happy about the NPD re-entering the Landtag and stated "It’s a shame that they’ve made it in again and very regrettable".