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Overview of the politics of Brandenburg
The
Politics of Brandenburg
takes place within a framework of a
federal
parliamentary
representative democratic
republic
, where the
Federal Government of Germany
exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including
Brandenburg
. The three main parties are the centre leftist
Social Democratic Party of Germany
(SPD), the leftist
Left Party
and the centre rightist
Christian Democratic Union
.
Every five years, all Germans residing in the State over the age of 18 elect the members of the
Landtag of Brandenburg
. This regional
parliament
or
legislature
then elects the
Minister-President
and confirms the cabinet members.
List of minister presidents of Brandenburg
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- 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
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- See also
Elections in Germany