Editing Langenhagen (section)

==Politics==
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In 2001 the town council was elected for five years. The [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|Christian Democrats]] and the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democrats]] won the election (both parties send 19 councilors to the council). The two "small" parties FDP (Free Democratic Party) and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Greens) received two seats each. Dr. Susanne Schott-Lemmer (CDU) is the mayor of Langenhagen. She won against the candidate of the Social Democrats with more than 60 percent.

On 10 September 2006 the town council was elected for five years. The [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democrats]] won the election (send 19 councilors to the council). The FDP (Free Democratic Party) got two seats and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Greens) received four seats each. The [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|Christian Democrats]] lost with only 16 seats. Dr. Susanne Schott-Lemmer (CDU) was not elected and is the loser of the elections. Additionally, around 2014 the mayor Langenhagen was Friedhelm Fischer from the Social Democrats with more than 52 percent. The current mayor is Mirko Heuer, elected after winning the election against Fischer with a collective [https://www.myheimat.de/langenhagen/c-politik/mirko-heuer-und-die-bombenstimmung-oder-geht-wenn_a2710894 58.8 percent].