The Baden-Württemberg State Election of 2011
A Political Landslide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6262808 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Silke Keil, Silke I Keil, Oscar W Gabriel, Oscar Gabriel |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 239-246 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4008 • E-ISSN: 1743-8993 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09644008.2012.677033 |
| OpenAlex | W2042947896 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
After 58 years in the position of dominant political party, the Christian Democrats suffered from an electoral defeat in the Baden-Württemberg state election of 27 March 2011 and, as a result of the election, the first Green prime minister was elected and headed a state government formed by the Green and the Social Democrat parties. The main reasons for this political landslide were the unique constellation of political issues and the voters' attitudes towards the candidates for the office of prime minister. Instead of economic issues traditionally ‘owned’ by the Christian Democrats, the nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima and the bitter conflict over the reconstruction of the Stuttgart railway station brought ‘new politics’ issues to the top of the agenda. Moreover, never before in the history of German state elections was a prime minister running for re-election as unpopular as the leading candidate of Christian Democrats. Finally, many voters were convinced that it was just time for a change
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |