The Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters (German: Brandenburger Vereinigte Bürgerbewegungen/Freie Wähler; BVB/Free VotersorBVB/FW) is a political partyinBrandenburgineastern Germany. The party was co-founded in 2008 by Péter Vida, who serves as chairman. It cooperates with the federal Free Voters association, but is not a member.[2] The party describes itself as "a statewide association of independent municipal voter groups and citizens' initiatives in the state of Brandenburg".[3]
Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters
Brandenburger Vereinigte Bürgerbewegungen/Freie Wähler
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| Regional Chairman | Péter Vida[1] |
| Deputy Chairpersons | Ilona Nicklisch Bernd Albers Heika Selka |
| Founded | 2008[2] |
| Headquarters | Jahnstraße 52 16321 Bernau bei Berlin, Brandenburg |
| Ideology | Regionalism |
| Colours | Blue and yellow[2] |
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The BVB/FW is active on a local and state level. Its first major success came in the 2014 Brandenburg state election, where it won 2.7% of votes cast and three seats due to the victory of Christoph Schulze, a former SPD member of the Landtag, in his constituency of Teltow-Fläming III.[4] In the 2019 Brandenburg state election, the BVB/FW won 5.05% of the state vote and five seats. Chairman Péter Vida also won the constituency of Barnim II.[5]
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| 2009 | 23,296 | 1.7 (#7) |
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| 2014 | 26,332 | 2.7 (#6) |
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| 2019 | 63,851 | 5.0 (#6) |
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