The 2007 Bremen state election was held on 13 May 2007 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) retained its majority with losses. However, the SPD chose to form a new government with The Greens. Jens Böhrnsen was re-elected as Mayor.
This was the first election contested by The Left after the merger of the PDS and WASG. The new party achieved 8.4% of the vote, up from 1.7% for PDS in 2003, marking its first major success in a western state.
Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2003 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany Social democracy Jens Böhrnsen 42.3% CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christian democracy Thomas Röwekamp 29.8% Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens Green politics Karoline Linnert 12.8% FDP Free Democratic Party Classical liberalism Magnus Bulhert 4.2% DVU German People's Union German nationalism Siegfried Tittmann 2.3%
Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU Grüne FDP DVU Linke Others Lead 2007 state election 13 May 2007 – 36.7 25.6 16.5 6.0 2.7 8.4 4.0 11.1 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 30 Apr–3 May 2007 1,036 40 28 14 6 4 4.5 3.5 12 Infratest dimap 23–25 Apr 2007 1,000 42 26 14.5 5 2 5.5 5 16 Emnid 14–22 Feb 2005 1,400 38 28 16 6 3 4 5 10 2003 state election 25 May 2003 – 42.3 29.8 12.8 4.2 2.3 1.7 6.9 12.5
Election result
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