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Bremen (state)

The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (German: Freie Hansestadt Bremen) is the smallest of Germany's 16 Federal States

States of Germany

Germany is a federation consisting of sixteen states, known in German language as L?nder . Since Land is the literal German word for "country", the term Bundesl?nder is commonly used colloquially, as it is more specific, though technically incorrect within the corpus of German law....
(Bundesländer). A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen ('State of Bremen').

state of Bremen consists of two separated enclaves: Bremen, officially the 'City' (Stadtgemeinde Bremen) which is the state capital, and the city of Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven is the port city of the free city and States of Germany of Bremen , Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Weser River on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham....
(Stadt Bremerhaven).

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The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (German: Freie Hansestadt Bremen) is the smallest of Germany's 16 Federal States

States of Germany

Geography

The state of Bremen consists of two separated enclaves: Bremen, officially the 'City' (Stadtgemeinde Bremen) which is the state capital, and the city of Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven

North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
harbour (the name means "Bremen's port"). Both cities are completely surrounded by the neighbouring State of Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony lies in northern Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen States of Germany of Germany. In rural areas Low German is still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining....
(Niedersachsen). The two cities are the only administrative subdivisions the state has.

Politics

Political system

The Bürgerschaft

Bürgerschaft of Bremen

The B?rgerschaft of Bremen is the state diet of the Bremen . It currently consists of 83 members of five Parties. The current majority is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and the Alliance '90/The Greens, supporting Mayor and Senate president Jens B?hrnsen....
(city assembly) elects two mayors of the city (Bürgermeister). One of these is then elected by the senate (which forms the executive branch) as president of the senate (Senatspräsident) and is thus head of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

2003 state elections

Dr. Henning Scherf

Henning Scherf

Henning Scherf is a Germany lawyer and politician. He was the Mayor of Bremen from 4 July 1995 to 8 November 2005.After studying law and social sciences from 1958 - 1962 in Berlin, Hamburg and Freiburg he worked for a Protestant students association until 1964....
(SPD) remained Mayor and Senate President, in an SPD-CDU grand coalition

Grand coalition

A grand coalition is a coalition government in a multi-party parliamentary system where the two largest political party unite in a coalition. The term is most commonly used in countries where there are two dominant parties with different ideological orientations, and a number of smaller parties which are large enough to secure representation...
. As promised he resigned after half of the legislative period. The new Mayor and Senate President since 8 November 2005 is Jens Böhrnsen

Jens Böhrnsen

Jens B?hrnsen is a Germany politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He is the current mayor of Bremen , and ex officio the prime minister of the Bremen ....
.

Party	Party List votes	Vote percentage	Total Seats	Seat percentage
Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is Germany's oldest political party. After World War II, under the leadership of Kurt Schumacher, the SPD reestablished itself as an ideological party, representing the interests of the working class and the trade unions.... (SPD)	123,480	42.3% (-0,2)	40 (-7)	48.2%
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	86,819	29.8% (-7,2)	29 (-13)	34.9%
Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens The Alliance '90/The Greens is a political party in Germany which originated from the merger of the party "The Greens" and Alliance 90....	37,350	12.8% (+3,8)	12 (+2)	14.5%
Free Democratic Party Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party is a centre-right Liberalism political party in Germany. The party's ideology combines beliefs in individual liberty, in a state or government "that is as limited as possible and as extensive as necessary" .... (FDP)	12,294	4.2% (+1,7)	1 (+1)	1.2%
Deutsche Volksunion (DVU)	6,642	2.3% (-0,7)	1 (=)	1.2%
Law and Order Offensive Party Law and Order Offensive Party The Law and Order Offensive Party , short form Offensive D was a minor political party in Germany. It was founded in July 2000 by Hamburg judge Ronald Schill....	12,876	4.3% (+4,3)	0 (=)	0.0%
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)	4,885	1.7% (-1,2)	0 (=)	0.0%
All Others	7420	2.6% (-0,5)	0 (=)	0.0%
Totals	291,766	100.0%	83 (-17)	100.0%

2007 state elections

The 2007 elections

Bremen state election, 2007

State elections were held in Bremen on 13 May 2007 to elect the B?rgerschaft of Bremen .After the elections, Jens B?hrnsen, the SPD prime minister, was able to pick his future coalition partner....
were held on 13 May.

Party	%	+/–	Seats	+/–	%
Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is Germany's oldest political party. After World War II, under the leadership of Kurt Schumacher, the SPD reestablished itself as an ideological party, representing the interests of the working class and the trade unions.... (SPD)	36.8%	–5,5	33	–7	39.8%
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	25.7%	–4,1	23	–6	27.7%
Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens The Alliance '90/The Greens is a political party in Germany which originated from the merger of the party "The Greens" and Alliance 90....	16.4%	+3,6	14	+2	16.9%
The Left Party.PDS	8.4%	+6,7	7	+7	8.4%
Free Democratic Party Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party is a centre-right Liberalism political party in Germany. The party's ideology combines beliefs in individual liberty, in a state or government "that is as limited as possible and as extensive as necessary" .... (FDP)	6.0%	+1,8	5	+4	6.0%
German People's Union German People's Union The German People's Union is a nationalist political party in Germany. It was founded by publisher Gerhard Frey as an informal association in 1971 and established as a party in 1987.... (DVU)	2.7%	+0,4	1	±0	1.2%
Others	4.0%	+1,4	0	±0	0.0%
Totals	100.0%		83		100.0%

Education

The University of Bremen

University of Bremen

File:Bremen fallturm2.jpgThe University of Bremen is a university of approximately 23,500 people from 126 countries that are studying, teaching, researching, and working in Bremen , Germany....
is the largest university in Bremen. Furthermore Bremen has a University of the Arts Bremen

University of the Arts Bremen

The University of the Arts Bremen is a publicly funded university in Bremen , Germany and one of the most successful ones whose roots in music, arts and design date back to 1873....
, a University of Applied Sciences in Bremen and another one in Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven

Bremen (state)

Geography

Politics

Political system

2003 state elections

2007 state elections

Education

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