Bavaria state election, 2003
Encyclopedia
The Bavaria state election, 2003, was conducted on September 21, 2003, to elect members to the Landtag
(state legislature) of Bavaria
.
Landtag
A Landtag is a representative assembly or parliament in German-speaking countries with some legislative authority.- Name :...
(state legislature) of Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
.
Results
Post-election
- The CSU was once again able to form a government without coalition partners, as it had been able to do in Bavaria since 1962.
- The CSU's winning of over 2/3 of the seats in the new Landtag was the strongest showing for any party in German electoral history. No party had ever been able to form a super-majority of over 2/3 of the seats in any Landtag before or since.
- In the years that followed this electoral triumph, lethargy—perhaps induced partly by so many years of one-party rule—set in. The CSU became ever more unpopular, until the next election in 2008Bavaria state election, 2008The 2008 Bavarian state election was held on September 28, 2008. Voters of the German state of Bavaria elected members to the Bavarian Landtag .-Outcome:...
, wherein its support plummeted.
See also
- Bavaria state election, 1990
- Bavaria state election, 1994
- Bavaria state election, 1998Bavaria state election, 1998The Bavaria state election, 1998, was conducted on September 13, 1998, to elect members to the Landtag of Bavaria.-Results:-Post-election:...