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The Free State of Saxony (Upper Sorbian Swobodny stat Sakska), is a state in the east of the Federal Republic of Germany. The state, which was newly founded in 1990, is known as the "Free State" ( Freistaat ) of Saxony, free state being an older term for republic, as it was from 1919 to 1933 as a member of the Weimar Republic .
The first election of the Saxon state parliament took place on October 20, 1946, where in Saxony the SED won 49.11% of the vote and 59 seats, the LDPD won 24.71% of the vote and 30 seats, the CDU won 23.30% of the vote and 28 seats, and the VdgB won 1.74% of the vote and 2 seats. Other political party's won 1.14% of the vote and 1 seat.
Saxony has a long history as a duchy, an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire (the Electorate of Saxony), and finally as a kingdom (the Kingdom of Saxony).In 1918, after Germany's defeat in World War I, its monarchy was overthrown and a republican form of government was established under the current name.
Sächsische Biografie (SäBi) [Saxon biography] is a biographical dictionary of noteworthy persons in the history of Saxony from the 10th century to the present. As of 2014 it contained entries for about 10,500 persons and about 1,250 biographies. [1] Access via the project's website and the Biographical Portal is free of charge.
In 1871, Saxony was incorporated into the German Empire and more voting rights were gradually extended. By the early 1900s, Saxony's local politics had settled into a niche in which Social Democrats, Conservatives, and National Liberals were splitting the share of votes and Landtag seats three ways. (In 1909: Social Democrats won 27% of seats ...
In 1918 she was a co-founding member of the German Democratic Party (DDP) in Dresden and was elected as one out of three female members of the constitutional assembly of the Free State of Saxony on 2 February 1919. [1] Salinger became a member of the Saxon parliament upon the elections of 14 November 1920 until the legislative period ended in 1922.
The Constitution of the Free State of Saxony was issued on 27 May 1992. It came into force on 6 June 1992. The Saxon State Parliament, as the constitutional state assembly, passed it on 26 May 1992 with a majority of 132 votes to 15, with 4 abstentions. beschlossen. Sie wurde bisher nur einmal geändert, um eine Schuldenbremse einzufügen.
Saxony (1949–1952) State of the German Democratic Republic (1949–1952) Max Seydewitz (1892–1987) 7 October 1949 23 July 1952 2 years, 290 days Socialist Unity Party: Seydewitz II SED–CDU–LDP–DBD–NDPD–FDGB: 2 Oct. 1950: From 23 July 1952 until 3 October 1990, Free State of Saxony was abolished.