Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania,is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states,Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in population;it covers an area of 23,300 km2 (9,000 sq mi),making it the sixth largest German state in area;and it is 16th in population density. Schwerin is the state capital and Rostock is the largest city. Other major cities include Neubrandenburg,Stralsund,Greifswald,Wismar,and Güstrow. It was named after the two regions of Mecklenburg and Fore Pomerania.
Harald Ringstorff was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the 3rd Minister President of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He headed a coalition government of the SPD and PDS from 1998 until 2006,and subsequently headed a coalition between the SPD and CDU. He was the 61st President of the Bundesrat in 2006/07.
The Left,commonly referred to as the Left Party,is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The party was founded in 2007 as the result of the merger of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) and Labour and Social Justice –The Electoral Alternative. Through the PDS,the party is the direct descendant of the Marxist–Leninist ruling party of former East Germany,the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED). Since October 2024,The Left's co-chairpersons have been Ines Schwerdtner and Jan van Aken. The party holds 28 seats out of 736 in the Bundestag,the federal legislature of Germany,having won 4.9% of votes cast in the 2021 German federal election. Its parliamentary group is the second-smallest of seven in the Bundestag,and is headed by parliamentary co-leaders Heidi Reichinnek and Sören Pellmann.
The Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the people's representative body or the state parliament of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Ralf Stegner is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag for the constituency of Pinneberg since the 2021 elections.
Manuela Schwesig is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party serving as Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 4 July 2017,becoming the first woman to serve in that post. Previously she served as Federal Minister of Family Affairs,Senior Citizens,Women and Youth in the third cabinet of Angela Merkel from 2013 to 2017. On 20 October 2023,she was elected President of the Bundesrat. Her one-year term started on 1 November 2023.
Aydan Özoğuz is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD),who has been serving as a Vice-president of the German Bundestag since October 2021. She has been a member of the Bundestag since 2009 and served as deputy chairperson of the party from 2011 until 2017.
The 2022 Saarland state election was held on 27 March 2022 to elect the 17th Landtag of Saarland. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Tobias Hans.
The 2017 Lower Saxony state election was held on 15 October 2017 to elect the 18th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Stephan Weil was defeated. Though the SPD became the largest party in the Landtag largely fueled by the personal popularity of Weil,their gains were offset by losses for the Greens,depriving the government of its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),and Weil continued as Minister-President.
Astrid Katharina Josefine Grotelüschen is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since the 18th general election,having won the direct mandate in the constituency of Delmenhorst –Wesermarsch –Oldenburg-Land in both the 2013 and 2017 general elections. She was already a directly elected member of the German Bundestag from 2009 to 2010,and from April 2010 until her resignation in December of the same year,State Minister for Food,Agriculture,Consumer Protection and Regional Development of Lower Saxony.
Claudia Müller is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2017.
The 2021 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 26 September 2021 to elect the 8th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The incumbent government is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister President Manuela Schwesig.
Aminata Touré is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens,the German green party,who has been serving as Deputy Minister-President since 1 August 2024 and Minister of Social Affairs,Youth,Family,Senior Citizens,Integration and Equality of the State of Schleswig-Holstein since 29 June 2022. She was elected on 29 June 2017,at the age of 25,to the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein and served as the parliament's vice-president until 2022.
Michael Sack is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From August 2020 to September 2021,he was leader of the party's Mecklenburg-Vorpommern branch. Previously,he was district administrator of Vorpommern-Greifswald. He was the CDU's lead candidate for the 2021 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election,and subsequently resigned as party leader.
The 2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 8 May 2022 to elect the 20th Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),The Greens,and the Free Democratic Party (FDP),led by Minister-President Daniel Günther.
The 2022 Lower Saxony state election was held on 9 October 2022 to elect the 19th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) led by Minister-President Stephan Weil.
Reem Alabali-Radovan is a German politician who has been serving as a Member of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 2021.
The Second Schwesig cabinet is the incumbent state government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,sworn in on 15 November 2021 after Manuela Schwesig was elected as Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by the members of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is the 11th Cabinet of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Eva-Maria Kröger is a German politician of The Left who is serving as Mayor of Rostock,the largest city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,since February 2023. She was previously a member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2016,and leader of The Left faction in the Rostock city council since 2010.
Sabrina Repp is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). She was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.
