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2023 Bremen state election
← 2019
14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)
2027 →
All 87 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 44 seats needed for a majority
Registered
460,778
Turnout
262,099 (56.9%) 7.2pp
First party
Second party
Third party
Candidate
Andreas Bovenschulte
Frank Imhoff
Maike Schaefer
Party
SPD
CDU
Greens
Last election
23 seats, 24.9%
24 seats, 26.7%
16 seats, 17.4%
Seats won
27
24
11
Seat change
4
0
5
Popular vote
376,610
331,380
150,263
Percentage
29.8%
26.2%
11.9%
Swing
4.9pp
0.4pp
5.5pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Candidate
Kristina Vogt
Piet Leidreiter
Thore Schäck
Party
Left
BIW
FDP
Last election
10 seats, 11.3%
1 seat, 2.4%
5 seats, 5.9%
Seats won
10
10
5
Seat change
0
9
0
Popular vote
137,676
118,695
64,155
Percentage
10.9%
9.4%
5.1%
Swing
0.4pp
7.0pp
0.9pp
Results by polling precinct. Note: the results in the precincts coloured white have not been added to the map.
Government before election
First Bovenschulte senate
SPD–Green–Left
Government after election
Second Bovenschulte senate
SPD–Green–Left
The 2023 Bremen state election was held on 14 May 2023 to elect the 21st Bürgerschaft of Bremen. Elections to the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven, the two municipal entities comprising the state of Bremen, were held simultaneously.[1] The incumbent government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Alliance 90/The Greens, and The Left led by Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte.
With 30% of the vote, the SPD emerged as the largest party on a modest swing. The opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) remained steady on 26% but fell to second place. The Greens suffered a significant decline to 12%, while The Left repeated its 2019 performance of 11%. The right-wing Citizens in Rage (BiW) achieved their best-ever result with 9.4%, benefitting from the absence of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), who were disqualified from running due to internal party disputes. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) narrowly retained their seats with 5.1%.[2][3]
On 25 June, the incumbent governing coalition announced that they would renew their cooperation, forming the Second Bovenschulte senate.
^"State and local elections in the state of Bremen". Elections Bremen (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^"German Greens suffer setback in Bremen local election". The Guardian. 15 May 2023.
^"Scholz's Social Democrats win Bremen state vote, Greens slump". Reuters. 15 May 2023.
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