Английская Википедия:2001 Berlin state election
Шаблон:Multiple issues Шаблон:Infobox election The 2001 Berlin state election was held on 21 October 2001 to elect the members of the 15th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. Prior to the election, Mayor Klaus Wowereit had led a minority government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens since June, which had replaced a coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and SPD which collapsed in June. The SPD–Green government made gains, but remained short of a majority. The SPD first sought to form a traffic light coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Greens, but were unsuccessful. They subsequently agreed to a government with the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS).
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 14th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1999 result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Шаблон:Small |
Christian democracy | Frank Steffel | 40.8% | Шаблон:Composition bar |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Шаблон:Small |
Social democracy | Klaus Wowereit | 22.4% | Шаблон:Composition bar |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | PDS | Party of Democratic Socialism Шаблон:Small |
Democratic socialism | Gregor Gysi | 17.7% | Шаблон:Composition bar |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Шаблон:Small |
Green politics | Sibyll-Anka Klotz | 9.9% | Шаблон:Composition bar |
Issues and campaign
The 2001 election was an early election. In June 2001, the grand coalition under Mayor Eberhard Diepgen (CDU) broke down following a scandal involving CDU's leader in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, Шаблон:Interlanguage link. Landowsky, who served as the CEO of a public mortgage bank (later Landesbank Berlin Holding), had financed a risky deal between two men who were donors to the local CDU branch. The Шаблон:Interlanguage link cost the city several billion euros. The SPD subsequently left the coalition, which had governed Berlin since 1990, and formed an interim minority government with the Greens supported by the PDS. Klaus Wowereit became Mayor after a constructive vote of no confidence against Diepgen on 15 June. The House of Deputies then voted to dissolve itself, triggering a new election.
The campaign was strongly influenced by the bad state of the public finances and the bank scandal. The CDU nominated 35-year-old Frank Steffel as their top candidate, and played on fears of potential PDS involvement in government. They also focused on security issues, especially after September 11 attacks.
The regional broadcaster Sender Freies Berlin accompanied the election campaign on its website with a "Wahltest" app, marking the first time in Germany that a Voting Advice Application was used.
Opinion polling
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
CDU | SPD | PDS | Grüne | FDP | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | |||||
| 2001 state election | 21 Oct 2001 | – | 23.8 | 29.7 | 22.6 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 5.0 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 5.9 |
| Infratest dimap | 18 Oct 2001 | ? | 25 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 5 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10 |
| Infratest dimap | 12 Oct 2001 | ? | 25 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8 |
| Forsa | 11 Oct 2001 | ? | 26 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10 |
| Forsa | 1–4 Oct 2001 | 993 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10 |
| Forsa | 4 Oct 2001 | ? | 27 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 7 |
| Forsa | 27 Sep 2001 | ? | 28 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 6 |
| Forsa | 6 Sep 2001 | ? | 26 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 9 |
| Forsa | 4 Aug 2001 | ? | 30 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2 |
| Infratest dimap | 20 Jul 2001 | ? | 26 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 5 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2 |
| Forsa | 1 Jul 2001 | ? | 30 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 4 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2 |
| Infratest dimap | 22 Jun 2001 | ? | 30 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 4 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2 |
| Forsa | 13 Jun 2001 | 1,000 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | Tie |
| Emnid | 4 Jun 2001 | ? | 33 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3 |
| Forsa | 2 Jun 2001 | ? | 31 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2 |
| Infratest dimap | 20–26 Sep 2001 | 1,000 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 5 |
| Forsa | 10 Mar 2001 | ? | 37 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 6 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 9 |
| Infratest dimap | 20–26 Sep 2000 | 1,000 | 35 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 5 |
| Emnid | 23 Sep 2000 | ? | 37 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 3 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4 |
| Forsa | 17 Apr 2000 | ? | 39 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 14 |
| 1999 state election | 10 Oct 1999 | – | 40.8 | 22.4 | 17.7 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 7.0 | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 18.4 |
Election result
Шаблон:Election resultsШаблон:Bar box Шаблон:Bar box
Sources
- The Federal Returning Officer Шаблон:In lang
- Archived "Wahltest" Voting Advice Application for the Berlin State Elections 2001 used in SFB Election Website Шаблон:In lang
