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The results of elections were generally about 99% "Yes" in favour of the list. The previous local elections in 1984 were won by National Front candidates with 99.88%. [4] Before the elections, there were open signs of citizens' dissatisfaction with the government and the SED was concerned that there could be a significant number of "No" votes.
The referendum was associated with widespread intimidation of voters and significant electoral fraud. Hitler used the resultant large "yes" vote to claim public support to succeed Hindenburg as the de facto head of state of Germany, though he had assumed presidential powers in addition to his own powers as Chancellor immediately upon Hindenburg ...
Referendums in Germany are an element of direct democracy. On the federal level only two types of a mandatory binding referendum exist – adopting a new constitution and regional referendums in case of restructuring the states .
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which had topped polls for the past two years in the state, won 29.2%, according to provisional official results by the State Electoral Commissioner.
For example, according to an October 2020 report by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, six European countries permit postal voting for some voters, and seven ...
Berlin held four votes on Sept. 26, 2021: the German national election, a state election, a vote for the city’s 12 district assemblies and a local referendum. The Berlin Marathon, also held the ...
In order to determine the composition of the East German representatives in the Bundestag between German reunification and the first post-reunification elections in December 1990, the results of the 1990 Volkskammer election were recounted, using the new states of Germany as constituencies. This was possible since the original election results ...
Berlin held four polls on Sept. 26, 2021: the German national election, a state election, a vote for the city’s 12 district assemblies and a local referendum. The Berlin Marathon, held the same ...