1986 East German general election
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General elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
were held in
East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
on 8 June 1986. 500 deputies were elected to the
Volkskammer __NOTOC__ The Volkskammer (, ''People's Chamber'') was the unicameral legislature of the German Democratic Republic (colloquially known as East Germany). The Volkskammer was initially the lower house of a bicameral legislature. The upper house w ...
, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front. 703 Front candidates were put forward, with 500 being elected and 203 becoming substitute deputies. At its first session on 16 June, the Volkskammer re-elected
Willi Stoph Wilhelm Stoph (9 July 1914 – 13 April 1999) was a German politician. He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1964 to 1973, and again from 1976 until 1989. H ...
as Chairman of the
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, while
Erich Honecker Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (; 25 August 1912 – 29 May 1994) was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1971 until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. He held the posts ...
, General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party, was also re-elected Chairman of the
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. This would be the last election held in East Germany before the Peaceful Revolution in 1989, three years into the Volkskammer's term.


Results


See also

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List of Volkskammer members (9th election period) This list gives an overview of all Members of East German Volkskammer during its 9th election period (1986–1990). Stand: 15. August 1986 Composition As per the Volkskammer election of 8 June 1986, according to official results, 99.94% of bal ...


References

;General * Peter W. Sperlich. ''Oppression and Scarcity: The History and Institutional Structure of the Marxist-Leninist Government of East Germany and Some Perspectives on Life in a Socialist System''. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. 2006. p. 46. * Richard Felix Staar. ''Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe''. Fifth Edition. California: Hoover Institution Press. 1988. p. 104. {{East German elections 1986 in East Germany Elections in East Germany 1986 elections in Germany June 1986 events in Europe
East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...