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Politics of Schleswig-Holstein

The Politics of Schleswig-Holstein 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 Schleswig-Holstein. The state has a multi-party system.

History

From 1919 to 1928, the largest parties in Schleswig-Holstein were the Social Democratic Party, German Democratic Party, Conservative Party and German Peoples Party.[1][2][3] From 1930 onwards, Schleswig-Holstein was a bastion of Nazi support.[1] In the 1930 Reicshtag elections, the Nazi Party received their highest vote share in Schleswig-Holstein with 27%.[1] In 1932, the Nazi Party won 51% of the vote in Schleswig-Holstein, the only district where Nazis received an absolute majority.[1][4] The rural areas of Schleswig-Holstein were particularly likely to support the Nazis.[1][2][5]

Executive Branch

Minister-Presidents since 1949

Since the creation of the Federal Republic in 1945, the state's Minister-Presidents have been:[6]

Current Cabinet

Legislative Branch

The last elections were held on 8 May 2022.[8]

Election results by percentage of Votes since 1949

Election results by distribution of seats since 1949

Distribution of Seats in the 20th Schleswig-Holstein Landtag

Judicial Branch

The Schleswig-Holstein Landesverfassungsgericht was formed in 2008.[11] Until then, Schleswig-Holstein was the last German state without a constitutional court.[11]

State Politics Map

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Heberle, Rudolf (1944). "The Ecology of Political Parties: A Study of Elections in Rural Communities in Schleswig-Holstein, 1918-1932". American Sociological Review. 9 (4): 401–414. doi:10.2307/2085984. ISSN 0003-1224.
  2. ^ a b Heberle, Rudolf (1943). "The Political Movements Among the Rural People in Schleswig-Holstein, 1918 to 1932, I". The Journal of Politics. 5 (1): 3–26. doi:10.2307/2125927. ISSN 0022-3816.
  3. ^ Heberle, Rudolf (1943). "The Political Movements Among the Rural People in Schleswig-Holstein, 1918 to 1932, II". The Journal of Politics. 5 (2): 115–141. doi:10.2307/2125668. ISSN 0022-3816.
  4. ^ Hamilton, Richard F. (2003). "The Rise of Nazism: A Case Study and Review of Interpretations: Kiel, 1928-1933". German Studies Review. 26 (1): 43–62. doi:10.2307/1432901. ISSN 0149-7952.
  5. ^ Loomis, Charles P.; Beegle, J. Allan (1946). "The Spread of German Nazism in Rural Areas". American Sociological Review. 11 (6): 724–734. doi:10.2307/2087068. ISSN 0003-1224.
  6. ^ admin. "Schleswig-Holstein - Ministerpräsidenten seit 1946". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  7. ^ see List of Honorary Citizens of Schleswig-Holstein
  8. ^ a b "Landtagswahl Schleswig-Holstein 2022". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  9. ^ a b "Informationen zur Wahl des 19. Schleswig-Holsteinischen Landtags - Statistikamt Nord". www.statistik-nord.de. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  10. ^ "CDU gewinnt deutlich, Grüne auf Platz zwei". www.landtag.ltsh.de. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  11. ^ a b "Schlie: Schleswig-Holstein ohne Verfassungsgericht nicht mehr vorstellbar". www.landtag.ltsh.de. Retrieved 2022-05-18.