South Schleswig Voters' Association (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Südschleswigscher Wählerverband, Sydslesvigsk Vælgerforening, Söödschlaswik

Last modified: 2003-10-31 by santiago dotor
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See also:

• Danish Minority in South Schleswig (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
• Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)
• Political Parties (Germany)
• Germany

The SSW, established 1948, is the party representing the Danish and Frisian minorities in Schleswig-Holstein. The precursor was the SSV (Südschleswigscher Verein/Sydslesvigsk Forening, South Schleswig League). The SSW had not only seats in the first Schleswig-Holstein Landtage, but also in the first Bundestag. Since 1955 the SSW has been exempted from the 5% clause in Land elections in Schleswig-Holstein, so it usually had one seat in the Landtag, even more in the last two elections.

Marcus Schmöger, 11 September 2001

The SSW gained 9.3% in the elections in 1947 (6 seats), 5.5% in 1950 (4 seats) and 3.5% in 1954 (no seats). It was after 1954 that the SSW was exempt from the 5% threshold, considered a national minority party, but had no guaranteed seat. It just had to reac