Bavaria
State in Germany
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| 2023 | Free Voters of Bavaria achieve their strongest electoral result to date, winning 15.8% of votes and gaining 10 seats, maintaining their coalition government with the CSU. |
| 2023 | Free Voters party formed a government coalition with the CSU for the second time, resulting in Markus Söder's reelection as Minister-President of Bavaria. |
| 2023 | Bavaria attracted over 38.86 million tourists, making it the most visited state in Germany, significantly surpassing North Rhine-Westphalia's 23.58 million visitors. |
| 2023 | Free Voters become the second largest party in the Bavarian state election. |
| December 31 2023 | Updated foreign resident populations showed Romania increasing to 213,770 residents and Turkey rising to 204,260 residents. |
| October 8 2023 | Bavarian state elections held, resulting in the CSU maintaining around 37% of votes, the Greens losing 3% to reach 14.4%, and the SPD declining to 8.4%. The FDP failed to reach the five-percent threshold for the second time, and the AfD gained 4% to reach 14.6%. |
| June 2023 | Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved bronze sword from the 14th century BC in a former Celtic village, with craftsmanship so exceptional that it 'almost shines'. |
| December 31 2022 | Top foreign resident populations recorded, with Romania leading at 209,810 residents, followed by Turkey with 194,730 residents. |
| 2020 | Armin Bulenda (CSU) began his mayoral term, which is set to run until 2026. |
| 2020 | Achim Müller is re-elected as mayor of Birkenfeld, Bavaria. |
| 2020 | Bavaria recorded a population of approximately 13.1 million inhabitants. |
| 2020 | Social Democrats (SPD) lose their long-standing political dominance in the city of Munich. |
| 2019 | The Free Voters participated in the European Parliament election, with the goal of securing an additional MP seat after narrowly missing one in the 2014 election by 2300 votes. |
| 2019 | The first cohort of students began their secondary education under the restored G9 system, expected to graduate in 2028. |
| 2019 | Tourism in Bavaria brought in a gross value of €28.1 billion, representing 4.9% of the state's economy. |
| 2019 | European heavy snowfalls occurred, contributing to the pattern of increasing extreme weather in the region. |
| December 20 2019 | A record temperature was recorded in Piding, marking an unusual weather event for December. |
| June 2019 | June 2019 was recorded as the warmest June in Bavaria since weather observations began, highlighting significant climate change impacts. |
| 2018 | Hubert Aiwanger became the party leader of the Free Voters of Bavaria. |
| 2018 | The Free Voters of Bavaria entered the governing coalition with the Christian Social Union after the state election. |
| 2018 | Upper Bavaria reached a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 273.7 billion €, representing 8.2% of Germany's total economic output. The region achieved a GDP per capita of 53,900 € (179% of the EU27 average), establishing itself as one of the richest regions in Europe. |
| 2018 | Oktoberfest generated €1.2 billion in economic revenue, highlighting its significant economic impact on Bavaria's tourism sector. |
| 2018 | Markus Söder becomes the 13th Minister-President of Bavaria, representing the CSU party. |
| 2018 | The Greens become the second biggest political party in the Bavarian state elections. |
| November 12 2018 | Michael Piazolo from the Free Voters (FW) was appointed as the Minister of Education and Culture in Bavaria. |
| October 2018 | Bavaria recorded its lowest unemployment rate at 2.9%, making it the lowest in Germany and one of the lowest in the European Union. |
| October 14 2018 | Free Voters form a new government with the CSU after the Bavarian state election. |
| November 2017 | Demographic statistics revealed 115,690 births and 122,247 deaths for the first eleven months, indicating a natural population decline of 6,557. |
| July 2017 | Bavaria's parliament enacted a controversial 'Gefährdergesetz' allowing authorities to imprison individuals for three-month renewable terms without a committed crime, based on the assumption of potential future criminal activity. The law was heavily criticized by journalist Heribert Prantl as being similar to Guantanamo Bay detention practices and potentially violating the European Convention on Human Rights. |
| January 2017 | Bavaria continued to see population decline, with 115,690 births and 122,247 deaths between January and November, resulting in a natural population growth of -6,557. |
| November 2016 | Demographic statistics showed 115,032 births and 116,915 deaths for the first eleven months, resulting in a natural population decline of 1,883. |
| January 2016 | Bavaria experienced a population decline with 115,032 births and 116,915 deaths between January and November, resulting in a natural population growth of -1,883. |
| 2014 | Achim Müller becomes mayor of Birkenfeld, Bavaria. |
| 2014 | Ulrike Müller was elected as the Free Voters' first Member of Parliament in the EU Parliament, representing the European Democratic Party (EDP) and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE). |
| July 16 2014 | Free Voters successfully called a referendum to restore the G9 Gymnasium system across Bavaria, providing students with 9 years of secondary education instead of 8. |
| 2013 | Free Voters defend their third place in the state election with 9.0% of the vote, winning 19 representatives. They also win 21 seats in regional parliaments. |
| 2013 | European floods significantly impacted Bavaria, representing an example of increasing extreme weather events. |
| January 2013 | Free Voters launched a campaign 'No to college tuition in Bavaria', successfully initiating a binding referendum to abolish college tuition in the state. |
| 2011 | Census recorded Moosbach's population at approximately 1,050 inhabitants. |
| December 15 2011 | FREIE WÄHLER Bayern e. V. integrates itself as 'Landesvereinigung Bayern' into a newly founded nationwide party 'FREIE WÄHLER' to participate in federal elections. |
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