Gabriele Pauli
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Gabriele Pauli is a German politician, formerly with the conservative Christian Social Union
(CSU) party. She was the District Administrator for the rural district of Fürth
from 1990 to 2008.
, fellow CSU member and minister-president of the German state of Bavaria
, led to a crisis in the party which ultimately resulted in Stoiber's resignation.
On 21 September 2007, Pauli shocked the Catholic German state by suggesting marriage should expire after seven years, at which time couples
could then extend or dissolve
the marriage.
She lost a run for the leadership of Bavaria
's CSU party in an election
won by Erwin Huber
by a large margin. Pauli herself received only 2.5% of the votes.
She left the CSU on 21 November 2007. In June 2008 she joined the Freie Wähler Bayern (Independent Voters Association of Bavaria). She was one of the party's candidates for the parliament of the state of Bavaria (Landtag of Bavaria
) on 28 September 2008. Although she was list candidate number 8 in Central Franconia (Mittelfranken), she was ranked first by the region's voters (Bavaria has an open-list system), making her one of the two Independent Voters Association candidates elected from Central Franconia. She then ran for the European Parliament on June 7, 2009, but her party got only 1.7% of the votes across Germany.
Christian Social Union of Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
(CSU) party. She was the District Administrator for the rural district of Fürth
Fürth (district)
Fürth is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the cities of Fürth and Nuremberg, and by the districts of Roth, Ansbach, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim and Erlangen-Höchstadt.-History:...
from 1990 to 2008.
Career
In 2006 and 2007, Pauli's open criticism of Edmund StoiberEdmund Stoiber
Edmund Rüdiger Stoiber is a German politician, former minister-president of the state of Bavaria and former chairman of the Christian Social Union...
, fellow CSU member and minister-president of the German state of Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, led to a crisis in the party which ultimately resulted in Stoiber's resignation.
On 21 September 2007, Pauli shocked the Catholic German state by suggesting marriage should expire after seven years, at which time couples
Couples
thumb|right|1st edition Couples is a 1968 novel by American author John Updike.-Summary:The novel focuses on a promiscuous circle of ten couples in the small Massachusetts town of Tarbox...
could then extend or dissolve
Dissolution (law)
In law, dissolution has multiple meanings.Dissolution is the last stage of liquidation, the process by which a company is brought to an end, and the assets and property of the company redistributed....
the marriage.
She lost a run for the leadership of Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
's CSU party in an election
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
won by Erwin Huber
Erwin Huber
Erwin Huber is a German conservative politician. He was leader of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria from 2007 to 2009.-Early life:...
by a large margin. Pauli herself received only 2.5% of the votes.
She left the CSU on 21 November 2007. In June 2008 she joined the Freie Wähler Bayern (Independent Voters Association of Bavaria). She was one of the party's candidates for the parliament of the state of Bavaria (Landtag of Bavaria
Landtag of Bavaria
The Landtag of Bavaria is the unicameral legislature of the state of Bavaria in Germany. Between 1946 and 1999 there was an upper house, the Senate of Bavaria. The parliament meets in the Maximilianeum....
) on 28 September 2008. Although she was list candidate number 8 in Central Franconia (Mittelfranken), she was ranked first by the region's voters (Bavaria has an open-list system), making her one of the two Independent Voters Association candidates elected from Central Franconia. She then ran for the European Parliament on June 7, 2009, but her party got only 1.7% of the votes across Germany.