Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters

The Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters (German: Brandenburger Vereinigte Bürgerbewegungen/Freie Wähler, BVB/FW) is a political party in Brandenburg in eastern Germany. The party was co-founded in 2008 by Péter Vida, who serves as chairman. It cooperates with the federal Free Voters association, but is not a member.[2] The party describes itself as "a statewide association of independent municipal voter groups and citizens' initiatives in the state of Brandenburg".[3]

Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters

Brandenburger Vereinigte Bürgerbewegungen/Freie Wähler (in German)
Regional ChairmanPéter Vida[1]
Deputy ChairpersonsIlona Nicklisch
Bernd Albers
Heika Selka
Founded2008[2]
HeadquartersJahnstraße 52
16321 Bernau bei Berlin, Brandenburg
IdeologyRegionalism
ColoursBlue and yellow[2]
Landtag of Brandenburg
5 / 88
Website
www.bvb-fw.de

The BVB/FW active on a local and state level. Its first major success came in the 2014 Brandenburg state election, where it won 2.7% of votes cast and three seats due to the victory of Christoph Schulze, a former SPD member of the Landtag, in his constituency of Teltow-Fläming III.[4] In the 2019 Brandenburg state election, the BVB/FW won 5.05% of the state vote and five seats. Chairman Péter Vida also won the constituency of Barnim II.[5]

Election results

Landtag of Brandenburg
Year Votes % Seats +/–
2009 23,296 1.7 (#7)
0 / 88
2014 26,332 2.7 (#6)
3 / 88
 3
2019 63,851 5.0 (#6)
5 / 88
 2

References
  1. "Londesvorstand". BWB/FW.
  2. "Freie Wähler in Brandenburg: Peter Vida will wieder in den Landtag". Der Spiegel. 31 August 2019.
  3. "Landtagswahlprogramm". BVB/FW.
  4. "Der Landeswahlleiter – Brandenburger Wahlergebnisse – Landtagswahl 2014".
  5. "Der Landeswahlleiter – Brandenburger Wahlergebnisse – Landtagswahl 2019".
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