The 2009 Brandenburg state election was held on 27 September 2009 to elect the members of the 5th

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. It took place on the same day as the 2009 federal election and

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. The incumbent government of the

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(SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President

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took small losses, but retained a majority. However, the SPD chose to form a government with The Left rather than continue the SPD–CDU coalition.Left coalition set to take power in Brandenburg
/ref> The election saw the Free Democratic Party and

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re-enter the Landtag for the first time since the 1990 election, while the

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lost all its seats.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 4th Landtag of Brandenburg.

Opinion polling

Election result

Notes

References

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