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Federal elections were held in West Germany on 14 August 1949 to elect the members of the first Bundestag, [1] with a further eight seats elected in West Berlin between 1949 and January 1952 and another eleven between February 1952 and 1953. [1]
Federal President Heuss took the oath of office in front of Bundestag and Bundesrat the same day of his election, on 12 September 1949. This was the first German presidential election in post-war Germany and the second indirect election since 1919 that elected Social Democrat Friedrich Ebert as Germany's first President.
The following elections occurred in the year 1949. Previous: List of elections in 1948 Next: ... Germany. 1949 German presidential election;
Ballot paper. Elections for the Third German People's Congress were held in East Germany on 15 and 16 May 1949. [1] Voters were presented with a "Unity List" from the "Bloc of the Anti-Fascist Democratic Parties," which was dominated by the Communist-leaning Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED). [2]
Elections in Germany include elections to the Bundestag (Germany's federal parliament), the Landtags of the various states, and local elections.. Several articles in several parts of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany govern elections and establish constitutional requirements such as the secret ballot, and the requirement that all elections be conducted in a free and fair manner.
8 May - The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany was approved in Bonn. 8 May - The Soviet War Memorial in East-Berlin is established. 12 May - The Berlin Blockade ends. 15/16 May - East German Constitutional Assembly election, 1949; 14 August - West German federal election, 1949; 16 September - Hamburger Morgenpost is first published.
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General elections were held in East Germany on 15 October 1950. They were the first held since the founding of the country on 7 October 1949. There were 466 deputies in the Volkskammer, including 66 from East Berlin who were not directly elected. This election set the tone for all elections held in East Germany until the Peaceful Revolution.