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State elections were held in Brandenburg on 27 September 2009 the same day as the German federal elections and the Schleswig-Holstein state elections. The elections determined control of the Landtag of Brandenburg (Brandenburg’s legislature).Entering the election the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) governed together in a grand coalition headed by Minister-President Matthias Platzeck (SPD). Platzeck once again ran as the top candidate for the SPD.