Niedersachsen Court Orders Redrawing of Electoral Districts by 2027
The State Constitutional Court ruled the 2022 district boundaries unconstitutional but upheld the election results, requiring changes before the next state election.
- The Niedersachsen State Constitutional Court has ruled that the current electoral district boundaries violate constitutional requirements due to significant population imbalances.
- Despite the unconstitutional districting, the court upheld the results of the 2022 state election, citing no grave error that would necessitate a repeat vote.
- The ruling mandates that the Niedersachsen state parliament must redraw electoral boundaries by the next scheduled election, expected between July and November 2027.
- Key population discrepancies cited include a 25% lower voter count in the Lüneburg-Land district and a 26% higher count in the Aurich district, with 30 other districts exceeding a 15% deviation.
- In the 2022 election, the SPD, led by Minister-President Stephan Weil, won with 33.4% of the vote, followed by the CDU at 28.1%, the Greens at 14.5%, and the AfD at 11.0%.
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