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Elections for a Constitutional Assembly were held in East Germany in May 1949.

Voters were presented with a "Unity List" from the "Block of the Anti-Fascist Democratic Parties," which in turn was dominated by the Communist Socialist Unity Party. They only had the option of approving or rejecting the list.

According to official figures, 95.2% of voters turned out, and 66% of them approved the list. This would be the lowest total to which the SED-dominated bloc would admit during the four decades of Communist rule in East Germany. In subsequent years the SED-led National Front would claim to win elections with a vote share in excess of 98%.

The Constitutional Assembly adopted East Germany's first constitution in October, and proclaimed the establishment of the German Democratic Republic on 7 October. It then transformed itself into the first People's Chamber (Volkskammer) of East Germany.

Results

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p771 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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