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Eichsfeld I
Eichsfeld I is an electoral constituency (German: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the Landtag of Thuringia. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 1. It comprises the western part of the district of Eichsfeld, including its capital Heilbad Heiligenstadt. Eichsfeld I was created for the 1994 state election, replacing constituency ''Heiligenstadt – Worbis II'', which covered much of the same area. Since 2019, it has been represented by Thadäus König of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Geography As of the 2019 state election, Eichsfeld I covers the western part of Eichsfeld district. It comprises the municipalities of Arenshausen, Asbach-Sickenberg, Berlingerode, Birkenfelde, Bodenrode-Westhausen, Bornhagen, Brehme, Burgwalde, Dieterode, Dietzenrode/Vatterode, Ecklingerode, Eichstruth, Ferna, Freienhagen, Fretterode, Geisleden, Geismar, Gerbershausen, Glasehausen, Heilbad Heiligens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, as well as a recognized national language in Namibia. There are also notable German-speaking communities in other parts of Europe, including: Poland (Upper Silesia), the Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Denmark (South Jutland County, North Schleswig), Slovakia (Krahule), Germans of Romania, Romania, Hungary (Sopron), and France (European Collectivity of Alsace, Alsace). Overseas, sizeable communities of German-speakers are found in the Americas. German is one of the global language system, major languages of the world, with nearly 80 million native speakers and over 130 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Thuringian State Election
The 1999 Thuringian state election was held on 12 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent government was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Bernhard Vogel. The CDU won an absolute majority in the election and formed government alone; Vogel continued as Minister-President. As of 2024, this is the most recent Thuringian state election, where a party received more than 50% of the vote. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Thuringia. Election result , - ! colspan="2" , Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % , - , bgcolor=, , align=left , Christian Democratic Union (CDU) , align= 592,474 , align= 51.0 , align= 8.4 , align= 49 , align= 7 , align= 55.7 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left , Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) , align= 247,906 , align= 21.3 , align= 4.7 , align= 21 , align= 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Districts In Thuringia
An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive (government), executive and judiciary, and for local government, regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary association and corporations. The global use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern representative democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient History of Athens , Athens, where the elections were considered an oligarchy , oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment, by which officeholders were chosen by lot. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Höcke
Björn Uwe Höcke (born 1 April 1972) is a German politician of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. He is chair of the state branch of the AfD in Thuringia, that is classified as a right-wing extremist organization. Höcke led the AfD to its first-ever first place finish in a state election at the 2024 Thuringian state election. It was the first time a far-right party placed first in an election since the Nazi era. After Andreas Kalbitz was banned from the AfD, Höcke was the sole leader of the party's far-right faction, which the German government's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution declared a suspected right-wing extremist organization. Even after its formal dissolution, Höcke is considered the most influential politician in the AfD due to his strong network. Early life and education Björn Höcke was born in Lünen, Westphalia. His paternal grandparents were expelled Germans from East Prussia. He took his '' Abitur'' at the Rhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Thuringian State Election
The 2024 Thuringian state election was held on 1 September 2024 to elect the members of the 8th Landtag of Thuringia. It was held on the same day as the 2024 Saxony state election. The outgoing government was a minority government consisting of The Left (Germany), The Left, the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Alliance 90/The Greens, The Greens, led by List of Ministers-President of Thuringia, Minister-President Bodo Ramelow of The Left. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) became the largest party with 33% of the vote, its best ever performance and the first time it placed first in a state election in Germany. The incumbent governing coalition suffered dramatic losses; the Left lost more than half its support and fell to fourth place on 13%, while the SPD recorded its worst result in any postwar state election. The Alliance 90/The Greens, Greens and the Free Democratic Party lost all of their seats. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Thuringian State Election
The 2019 Thuringian state election was held on 27 October 2019 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Thuringia. The outgoing government was a coalition consisting of The Left, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and The Greens, led by Minister-President Bodo Ramelow. The Left became the largest party for the first time in any German state with a small improvement to 31% of votes. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) more than doubled its vote share to 23%, overtaking the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to place second. The CDU suffered major losses, falling from 33% to 22%. The SPD also declined, while the Greens and Free Democratic Party (FDP) narrowly passed the 5% electoral threshold – the Greens retaining their seats, while the FDP re-entered the Landtag after falling out in 2014. The election resulted in a hung parliament, as the previous governing coalition fell four seats short of an overall majority. No majority can be formed without the involvement of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Thuringian State Election
The 2014 Thuringian state election was held on 14 September 2014 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Thuringia. The government prior to the election was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Christine Lieberknecht. The government narrowly retained its majority. However, the SPD chose not to renew the coalition, instead pursuing an agreement to enter as a junior partner in a coalition with The Left and The Greens. After a vote of the SPD membership showed a majority in favour, the SPD went ahead with the agreement. On 5 December the red-red-green coalition, led by The Left's Bodo Ramelow, was elected by the Landtag with 46 out of 91 votes. This was the first time in its history that The Left had become the leading party of a governing coalition in Germany. Ramelow became The Left's first ever head of a state government. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 5th Landtag of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Thuringian State Election
The 2009 Thuringian state election was held on 30 August 2009 to elect the members of the 5th Landtag of Thuringia. It was held on the same day as the 2009 Saarland state election and the 2009 Saxony state election. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by List of Ministers-President of Thuringia, Minister-President Dieter Althaus was defeated. The CDU subsequently formed a Grand coalition (Germany), grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party (SPD). Althaus resigned after the election due to his party's poor performance, which was far below expectations. He was succeeded by fellow CDU member Christine Lieberknecht, who was elected as the new Minister-President. The Local; 19 Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Thuringian State Election
The 2004 Thuringian state election was held on 13 June 2004 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Dieter Althaus retained its majority and continued in office. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 3rd Landtag of Thuringia. Opinion polling Election result Sources The Federal Returning Officer {{DEFAULTSORT:Thuringia State Election, 2004 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ... 2004 elections in Germany June 2004 in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerold Wucherpfennig , municipality in the district of Bludenz in Vorarlberg, Austria
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Gerold is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Gerold Bührer (born 1948), Swiss politician and member of the National Council (1991–2007) *Gerold of Cologne (1201–1251), martyr and saint *Gerold Löffler (born 1967), Swiss bobsledder who has competed in the early 1990s *Gerold Schwarzenbach (1904–1978), Swiss chemist *Gerold Späth (born 1939), Swiss poet and writer *Gerold of Anglachgau (c. 730 – 784/786 or 795) was a count in Kraichgau and Anglachgau *Gerold, Prefect of Bavaria (died 799), Margrave of the Avarian March and Prefect of Bavaria See also *Sankt Gerold Sankt Gerold () is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( ; ; , , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landtag Of Thuringia
The Landtag of Thuringia is the parliament of the German federal state of Thuringia. It convenes in Erfurt and currently consists of 88 members from five parties. According to the free state's constitution, the primary functions of the Landtag are to pass laws, elect the Minister-President and control the government of Thuringia. Elections Elections are held every five years using the German Mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) system, with an election threshold of 5% vote share to receive any seats. All German citizens 18 years of age or older living in Thuringia are entitled to vote. If a party wins more constituency seats than its overall share of the vote, the overall size of the Landtag increases because of these overhang and leveling mandates. Current composition The 2024 Thuringian state election was disastrous for the Left, which lost more than half of its seats, and the three parties that are governing on the federal level: The so-called traffic ligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Althaus
Dieter Althaus (born 29 June 1958 in Heiligenstadt/Eichsfeld) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as the 3rd Minister President of Thuringia from 2003 to 2009. In 2003/04 he was the 58th President of the Bundesrat. Early career Althaus was a teacher for Physics and Mathematics at the Polytechnic Secondary School in Geismar, Thuringia, from 1983 to 1989, where he became deputy headteacher in 1987. Political career Since 1985 Althaus has been a member of the CDU, remaining with the party as it transformed itself from a loyal supporter of the GDR's ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) to a loyal supporter of the West German party of the same name with which it merged in 1990 shortly after German reunification. In 2000 he became chairman of the CDU in Thuringia. Since 1990 he has been a member of the Thuringian Landtag. In 1992 he became a member of Bernhard Vogel's cabinet as State Minister of Cultural Affairs and Education. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
