State elections were held in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany on 20 October 1946 to elect the state legislatures of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. They
Fotothek df pk 0000172 020 Porträt, Ernst Crop
Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild P001516, Jakob Kaiser
Fotothek df pk 0000190 018 Porträt des Vorsitzenden der LDP Dr. Wilhelm Külz
SED Electoral advertisement in East Berlin.
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany was an East German political party founded in 1945. It was part of the National Front with the Socialist Unity Party and a bloc party until 1989.
1946 Soviet occupation zone state elections
…holding of elections in the Soviet zone, as a first step for future political reforms. In addition to the SED, three other parties participated; the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Peasants Mutual Aid Association (VdgB). Two other organizations participated but only in Saxony. The…
CDU poster showing Otto Nuschke and reading 20 years of CDU and Christians in service of peace and Socialism
Exterior of Neue Zeit building, rear view, with the Berlin Wall in the foreground, 1984.