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As a party for the national Danish minority in Southern Schleswig, the SSW is not subject to the general requirement of passing a 5% vote threshold to gain proportional seats in either the state parliament (Landtag) or the federal German parliament (Bundestag).[3] In the most recent 2022 state election, the SSW received 5.7% of the votes and four seats. In the 2021 federal elections, the SSW stood in a federal election for the first time since 1961; the official final result gave them one seat, making Stefan Seidler a Member of Parliament, their first such member since the 1953 federal elections.[6]
In the 2005 state election, the SSW received 3.6% (two seats). This was enough for the SSW to hold the balance of power between the national parties of the left and right, and the SSW chose to support a coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and The Greens, without joining the coalition itself.[2] This resulted in criticism from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and from German national conservative circles, who asserted that since the SSW had been granted a special status, it was obliged to defend only minority interests, and that its status should be revoked if the SSW behaved like a "regular" party. The SSW representatives, however, insisted on the full value of their parliamentary seats and their equal rights as German citizens. One particular point was that the SSW had taken a strong position on educational principles in the state (abolishing the traditional German system of dividing pupils according to academic ability already after the 4th grade into different types of secondary schools). The CDU argued that since there were separate Danish-language schools, it was unreasonable for the SSW to involve itself in the affairs of the public schools.
As the planned SPD-Greens coalition did not make it into office after the 2009 state election, a centre-right coalition was formed between the CDU and Free Democratic Party (FDP), and the SSW joined the opposition.
In the 2012 state election, the SSW gained 4.6% of all votes and three seats in the state Landtag.[7] A coalition of the SPD, Greens and SSW was concluded in June 2012, and the former parliamentary leader, Anke Spoorendonk, was appointed Minister for Culture, Justice and European Affairs.[8] This was the first time in German history that a minority party had participated in a state government. The new coalition government had plenty of nicknames, for instance "Dänen-Ampel" ("Dane-traffic light"), "Schleswig-Holstein-Ampel", "rot-grün-blaue Koalition" or "rød-grøn-blå koalition" (red–green–blue alliance), "Küstenkoalition" (Coastal alliance) and "Nord-Ampel" (North traffic light).
In the 2017 state election, the SSW backed to 3.3% of the votes, but retained three seats in the Landtag. However, since the government coalition parties lost their Landtag majority, a new government was formed without the SSW, which again joined the opposition.
Election poster for the 2022 state election in Danish, in Fleckeby/Flækkeby.
The Youth in the SSW (Danish: SSWUngdom, German: Jugend im SSW) is the youth wing of the South Schleswig Voter Federation. The current chairman is Maylis Roßberg.
^Other translations include South Schleswig Voter Alliance, South Schleswig Voters' Committee, South Schleswig Voter Federation, South Schleswig Voters Group, South Schleswig Voters League, South Schleswig Voters List, South Schleswig Voters' Union, South Schleswig Electoral Association.
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^"Unterrichtung durch die Präsidentin des Deutschen Bundestages" (PDF). Deutscher Bundestag. 20 December 2021. p. 44. Am 31. Dezember des Rechnungsjahres waren 3.216 Personen Mitglieder der Partei. (On 31 December of the financial year, 3,216 people were members of the party.)
^ abcJosé Magone (2011). Contemporary European Politics: A Comparative Introduction. Routledge. p. 392.
^ abHeiko F. Marten (2015). "Parliamentary Structures and Their Impact on Empowering Minority Language Communities". In Heiko F. Marten; Michael Reißler; Janne Saarikivi; Reetta Toivanen (eds.). Cultural and Linguistic Minorities in the Russian Federation and the European Union: Comparative Studies on Equality and Diversity. Springer. p. 264. ISBN978-3-319-10455-3.
^Jörg Mathias; Anne Stevens (2012). "Regions and Regional Politics in Europe". In Richard Sakwa; Anne Stevens (eds.). Contemporary Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 208. ISBN978-0-230-36719-7.
^"Der SSW will den Minderheiten und der Region eine Stimme in Berlin geben". ssw.de (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^mdr.de. "Mit 0,1 Prozent: Dänen-Partei Südschleswigscher Wählerverband wieder im Bundestag". mdr.de (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^"Landtagswahl in Schleswig-Holstein am 6. Mai 2012" (in German). Statistical Office for Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
^"Dänen-Ampel steht – Albig regiert in Kiel". Die Welt (in German). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
^"Social Democrats Narrowly Beat Merkel's Bloc In German Elections". NPR. The Associated Press. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^"Stefan Seidler (SSW): "Die ersten Zahlen sind sensationell"" (in German). NDR. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^"Danish minority gets representation in German parliament". The Local. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German June 2017 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 8 921 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Sudschleswigscher Wahlerverband see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Sudschleswigscher Wahlerverband to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The South Schleswig Voters Association nb 1 German Sudschleswigscher Wahlerverband SSW Danish Sydslesvigsk Vaelgerforening SSV is a regionalist political party in Schleswig Holstein in northern Germany The party represents the Danish and Frisian minorities of the state 3 4 South Schleswig Voters Association German Sudschleswigscher WahlerverbandDanish Sydslesvigsk VaelgerforeningNorth Frisian Soodschlaswiksche WaalerferbandAbbreviationSSWChairmanChristian DirschauerVice ChairmenSybilla Lena Nitsch Svend WippichNational SecretaryMartin LorenzenFounded30 June 1948 1948 06 30 Split fromSouth Schleswig AssociationHeadquartersNorderstrasse 7624939 FlensburgNewspaperStimme des NordensYouth wingYouth in the SSWMembership 2020 3 216 1 IdeologySocial liberalism 2 RegionalismDanish minority interestsFrisian minority interestsEuropean affiliationEuropean Free AllianceColours Blue YellowBundestag Schleswig Holstein seats 1 35Landtag of Schleswig Holstein4 69Kiel City Council4 49Flensburg City Council11 43Party flagWebsitewww wbr ssw wbr de wbr en wbr Politics of GermanyPolitical partiesElectionsAs a party representing a national minority the SSW declines to identify itself with a scale of left right politics but models its policies on the Nordic model which often means favouring a strong welfare state while favouring a more free market labour policy than the German social market economy model 2 The SSW is represented in the Landtag of Schleswig Holstein and several regional and municipal councils The party contested federal elections in Germany until 1961 before returning in 2021 5 where it obtained one seat As a party for the national Danish minority in Southern Schleswig the SSW is not subject to the general requirement of passing a 5 vote threshold to gain proportional seats in either the state parliament Landtag or the federal German parliament Bundestag 3 In the most recent 2022 state election the SSW received 5 7 of the votes and four seats In the 2021 federal elections the SSW stood in a federal election for the first time since 1961 the official final result gave them one seat making Stefan Seidler a Member of Parliament their first such member since the 1953 federal elections 6 Contents 1 History 2 SSWUngdom 3 Electoral results 3 1 Bundestag election results 3 2 Landtag election results 4 Leadership 4 1 Leader of the SSW 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory editIn the 2005 state election the SSW received 3 6 two seats This was enough for the SSW to hold the balance of power between the national parties of the left and right and the SSW chose to support a coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Germany SPD and The Greens without joining the coalition itself 2 This resulted in criticism from the Christian Democratic Union CDU and from German national conservative circles who asserted that since the SSW had been granted a special status it was obliged to defend only minority interests and that its status should be revoked if the SSW behaved like a regular party The SSW representatives however insisted on the full value of their parliamentary seats and their equal rights as German citizens One particular point was that the SSW had taken a strong position on educational principles in the state abolishing the traditional German system of dividing pupils according to academic ability already after the 4th grade into different types of secondary schools The CDU argued that since there were separate Danish language schools it was unreasonable for the SSW to involve itself in the affairs of the public schools As the planned SPD Greens coalition did not make it into office after the 2009 state election a centre right coalition was formed between the CDU and Free Democratic Party FDP and the SSW joined the opposition In the 2012 state election the SSW gained 4 6 of all votes and three seats in the state Landtag 7 A coalition of the SPD Greens and SSW was concluded in June 2012 and the former parliamentary leader Anke Spoorendonk was appointed Minister for Culture Justice and European Affairs 8 This was the first time in German history that a minority party had participated in a state government The new coalition government had plenty of nicknames for instance Danen Ampel Dane traffic light Schleswig Holstein Ampel rot grun blaue Koalition or rod gron bla koalition red green blue alliance Kustenkoalition Coastal alliance and Nord Ampel North traffic light In the 2017 state election the SSW backed to 3 3 of the votes but retained three seats in the Landtag However since the government coalition parties lost their Landtag majority a new government was formed without the SSW which again joined the opposition nbsp Election poster for the 2022 state election in Danish in Fleckeby Flaekkeby Exempt from the threshold of 5 it won a seat in the 2021 German federal election with 0 1 of the vote nationwide its first federal seat since the inaugural 1949 West German federal election 9 10 Though unlikely to change the balance of power in any way Stefan Seidler will sit as its Member of the German Bundestag 11 SSWUngdom editThe Youth in the SSW Danish SSWUngdom German Jugend im SSW is the youth wing of the South Schleswig Voter Federation The current chairman is Maylis Rossberg Electoral results editBundestag election results edit Election Leader Constituency Party list Seats StatusVotes Votes Germany Schleswig Holstein Germany Schleswig Holstein1949 Hermann Clausen 75 388 0 3 12 5 4 5 1 402 Opposition1953 44 339 0 2 13 3 3 6 44 585 0 2 13 3 3 6 0 509 nbsp 1 Extra parliamentary1957 33 463 0 1 10 2 5 6 32 262 0 1 11 2 5 6 0 519 nbsp 0 Extra parliamentary1961 24 951 0 1 8 1 8 5 25 449 0 1 9 1 9 5 0 521 nbsp 0 Extra parliamentarydid not run 1965 2017 2021 Stefan Seidler 35 027 0 1 17 2 0 7 55 578 0 1 17 3 2 7 1 736 nbsp 1 OppositionLandtag election results edit Election Leader Votes Seats Status1947 Samuel Munchow 99 500 9 3 6 70 nbsp 6 Opposition1950 71 864 5 5 4 69 nbsp 2 Opposition1954 42 242 3 5 0 69 nbsp 4 Opposition1958 Berthold Bahnsen 34 136 2 8 2 69 nbsp 2 Opposition1962 26 883 2 3 1 69 nbsp 1 Opposition1967 23 577 1 9 1 73 nbsp 0 Opposition1971 19 720 1 4 1 73 nbsp 0 Opposition1975 Karl Otto Meyer 20 703 1 4 1 73 nbsp 0 Opposition1979 22 293 1 4 1 72 nbsp 0 Opposition1983 21 807 1 3 1 74 nbsp 0 Opposition1987 23 316 1 5 1 74 nbsp 0 Opposition1988 26 643 1 7 1 74 nbsp 0 Opposition1992 28 245 1 9 1 89 nbsp 0 Opposition1996 Anke Spoorendonk 38 285 2 5 2 75 nbsp 1 Opposition2000 60 367 4 1 3 89 nbsp 1 Opposition2005 51 920 3 6 2 69 nbsp 1 Opposition2009 69 701 4 3 4 95 nbsp 2 Opposition2012 61 025 4 6 3 69 nbsp 1 SPD Greens SSW2017 Lars Harms 48 968 3 3 3 73 nbsp 0 Opposition2022 78 969 5 7 4 69 nbsp 1 OppositionLeadership edit nbsp Christian Dirschauer is the party chairman of the SSWLeader of the SSW edit Leader Year1 Svend Johannsen 1948 19492 Samuel Munchow 1949 19503 Hermann Clausen 1950 19564 Friedrich Mommsen 1956 19605 Karl Otto Meyer 1960 19756 Gerhard Wehlitz 1975 19897 Wilhelm Kluver 1989 19978 Gerda Eichhorn 1997 20059 Flemming Meyer 2005 202110 Christian Dirschauer 2021 presentNotes edit Other translations include South Schleswig Voter Alliance South Schleswig Voters Committee South Schleswig Voter Federation South Schleswig Voters Group South Schleswig Voters League South Schleswig Voters List South Schleswig Voters Union South Schleswig Electoral Association References edit Unterrichtung durch die Prasidentin des Deutschen Bundestages PDF Deutscher Bundestag 20 December 2021 p 44 Am 31 Dezember des Rechnungsjahres waren 3 216 Personen Mitglieder der Partei On 31 December of the financial year 3 216 people were members of the party a b c Jose Magone 2011 Contemporary European Politics A Comparative Introduction Routledge p 392 a b Heiko F Marten 2015 Parliamentary Structures and Their Impact on Empowering Minority Language Communities In Heiko F Marten Michael Reissler Janne Saarikivi Reetta Toivanen eds Cultural and Linguistic Minorities in the Russian Federation and the European Union Comparative Studies on Equality and Diversity Springer p 264 ISBN 978 3 319 10455 3 Jorg Mathias Anne Stevens 2012 Regions and Regional Politics in Europe In Richard Sakwa Anne Stevens eds Contemporary Europe Palgrave Macmillan p 208 ISBN 978 0 230 36719 7 Der SSW will den Minderheiten und der Region eine Stimme in Berlin geben ssw de in German Retrieved 19 September 2020 mdr de Mit 0 1 Prozent Danen Partei Sudschleswigscher Wahlerverband wieder im Bundestag mdr de in German Retrieved 22 October 2021 Landtagswahl in Schleswig Holstein am 6 Mai 2012 in German Statistical Office for Schleswig Holstein and Hamburg 7 May 2012 Retrieved 14 May 2012 Danen Ampel steht Albig regiert in Kiel Die Welt in German 12 June 2012 Retrieved 18 June 2012 Social Democrats Narrowly Beat Merkel s Bloc In German Elections NPR The Associated Press 26 September 2021 Retrieved 27 September 2021 Stefan Seidler SSW Die ersten Zahlen sind sensationell in German NDR 26 September 2021 Retrieved 27 September 2021 Danish minority gets representation in German parliament The Local 27 September 2021 Retrieved 27 September 2021 External links editSSW in English Youth in the SSW Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Schleswig Voters 27 Association amp oldid 1180136944, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
