Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters Brandenburger Vereinigte Bürgerbewegungen/Freie Wähler | |
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Regional Chairman | Péter Vida [1] |
Deputy Chairpersons | Ilona Nicklisch Bernd Albers Heika Selka |
Founded | 2008 [2] |
Headquarters | Jahnstraße 52 16321 Bernau bei Berlin, Brandenburg |
Ideology | Regionalism |
Colours | Blue and yellow [2] |
Landtag of Brandenburg | 5 / 88
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The Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters ( German: Brandenburger Vereinigte Bürgerbewegungen/Freie Wähler; BVB/Free Voters or 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]
The BVB/FW is 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]
Year | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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2009 | 23,296 | 1.7 (#7) | 0 / 88
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2014 | 26,332 | 2.7 (#6) | 3 / 88
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2019 | 63,851 | 5.0 (#6) | 5 / 88
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