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The 2024 Thuringian state election was held on 1 September 2024 to elect the members of the 8th Landtag of Thuringia. [1] It was held on the same day as the 2024 Saxony state election. [2]
The outgoing government was a minority government consisting of The Left, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and The Greens, led by Minister-President Bodo Ramelow of The Left.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) became the largest party with 33% of the vote, its best ever performance and the first time it placed first in a state election in Germany. The incumbent governing coalition suffered dramatic losses; the Left lost more than half its support and fell to fourth place on 13%, while the SPD recorded its worst result in any postwar state election. The Greens and the Free Democratic Party lost all of their seats. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) recorded small gains and came second with 24%. The newly-founded Sahra Wagenkencht Alliance (BSW) debuted in third place at 16%. [3]
The AfD became the first far-right party in Germany since the Nazi Party to win a plurality of seats in a state election. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
According to § 18 of the Thuringian Electoral Law for the Landtag, [9] the Landtag election must take place on a Sunday or public holiday at the earliest 57 months after the beginning of the current parliamentary term on 5 February 2020 and at the latest 61 months after, i.e. at the earliest in August 2024 and at the latest December 2024. [10]
According to the Thuringian Constitution, an early election may be held if, at the request of one-third of its members, the Landtag votes with a two-thirds majority to dissolve itself. This may also occur if the Landtag does not vote confidence in a Minister-President within three weeks of a failed vote of confidence in the incumbent. The motion to dissolve the Landtag may only be voted on between eleven and thirty days after its submission. If passed, the election must then take place within 70 days.
On 21 February 2020, The Left, CDU, SPD, and Greens came to an agreement to schedule a new election for 25 April 2021. [11] On 14 January 2021, the four parties agreed to postpone the election to 26 September 2021, the same date as the upcoming federal election. [12]
The vote to dissolve the Landtag was scheduled for 19 July. However, the motion was withdrawn on 16 July after four CDU and two Left members informed party leaders they would vote against it, leaving it clearly short of the required two-thirds majority. Left parliamentary leader Stefan Dittes announced there would not be another effort to dissolve the Landtag, and the red-red-green minority government would continue. [13] [14]
In the previous state election held on 27 October 2019, The Left became the largest party for the first time in any German state, winning 31.0% of votes cast. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) made the largest gains, increasing its vote share by almost 13 percentage points and became the second largest party with 23.4%. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), which had previously been the largest party in the Landtag, lost almost 12 points and fell to third place with 21.7%. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) placed fourth on 8.2%. The Greens narrowly retained their position in the legislature, winning 5.2% of votes. The Free Democratic (FDP) entered the Landtag for the first time since 2009, exceeding the 5% electoral threshold by just 73 votes. [15]
Incumbent Minister President Bodo Ramelow of The Left had led a coalition government of The Left, SPD, and Greens since 2014. The Left's gains were offset by losses for the SPD and Greens, and the coalition lost its majority.
On 5 February, the Landtag narrowly elected the FDP's state leader Thomas Kemmerich as Minister President, with 45 votes to incumbent Bodo Ramelow's 44. Kemmerich was elected with the support of the FDP, CDU, and controversially, the AfD. This was the first time AfD had been involved in the election of a head of state government in Germany. The apparent cooperation of the three parties was viewed by some as breaking the cordon sanitaire around AfD which had been in place since its formation, in which all other parties sought to deny AfD government or political influence, refusing to negotiate or work with them on any level. This sparked major controversy nationwide, with many politicians expressing their outrage, including federal Chancellor and former CDU leader Angela Merkel, who described it as "unforgivable" and condemned her party's involvement. [16] [17] Kemmerich announced his pending resignation on 6 February, just a day after taking office. He submitted his resignation 8 February, but remained in office in an interim capacity. [18]
Following discussions, The Left, CDU, SPD, and Greens announced on 21 February that they had reached an agreement to hold a new election for Minister-President on 4 March 2020, and a new state election on 25 April 2021. The four parties stated that they would support Ramelow for Minister President and that he would lead an interim government for the next 13 months until the election is held. This government would comprise the same red-red-green arrangement that governed Thuringia from 2014 to February 2020 but would not seek to pass a budget before the election. [11] Between them, the four parties hold 63 of the 90 seats in the Landtag (70%), more than the two-thirds required to dissolve the Landtag and trigger an early election. Ramelow was elected Minister-President by the Landtag after three rounds of voting on 4 March. In the first two rounds, The Left, SPD, and Greens voted for Ramelow, while AfD voted for Höcke, the CDU abstained, and the FDP did not vote or abstain. In the third round, Höcke withdrew, and Ramelow was elected with 43 in favour, 23 against, and 20 abstentions. [19]
Party | 2019 result | Con. candidates | List candidates | Lead candidate | |
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The Left (LINKE) | 31.0% | 44 | 50 | Bodo Ramelow | |
Alternative for Germany (AfD) | 23.4% | 42 | 44 | Björn Höcke | |
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 21.7% | 44 | 87 | Mario Voigt | |
Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 8.2% | 42 | 47 | Georg Maier | |
Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) | 5.2% | 20 | 19 | Madeleine Henfling | |
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 5.0% | 33 | 39 | Thomas Kemmerich | |
Action Party for Animal Welfare (Tierschutz hier!) | 1.1% | – | 3 | Daniel Riedel | |
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) | 0.4% | 3 | 13 | Martin Truckenbrodt | |
Pirate Party Germany (PIRATEN) | 0.4% | 1 | 9 | Heidrun Jänchen | |
Marxist–Leninist Party (MLPD) | 0.3% | 3 | 13 | Tassilo Timm | |
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) | – | 6 | 32 | Katja Wolf | |
Free Voters (FW) | – | 22 | 15 | Andreas Hummel | |
Values Union (WU) | – | 4 | 28 | Albert Weiler | |
Alliance Germany (BD) | – | – | 15 | Steffi Brönner | |
Family Party (FAMILIE) | – | – | 13 | Sven Seyfarth | |
Other | – | 6 | – |
This section needs to be updated.(August 2024) |
On 15 June 2020, the SPD elected Georg Maier as state chairman and lead candidate for the planned 2021 election. This came after previous leader Wolfgang Tiefensee resigned his position. [20]
In September 2020, former Federal Commissioner for the New States Christian Hirte was elected as state CDU chairman, succeeding Mike Mohring, who had resigned during the government crisis in February. [21] On 17 November, the state executive nominated parliamentary group leader Mario Voigt as their preferred lead candidate. [22]
After extended pressure from the federal FDP as well as other state branches, Thomas Kemmerich announced on 11 December that he was ineligible as his party's lead candidate in the planned 2021 election. [23]
Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Linke | AfD | CDU | SPD | Grüne | FDP | BSW | Others | Lead |
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2024 state election | 1 Sep 2024 | – | 13.1 | 32.8 | 23.6 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 4.3 | 9.2 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 26–31 Aug 2024 | 900 | 14 | 31 | 22.5 | 5 | 2.5 | – | 17.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
Forsa | 27–29 Aug 2024 | 1,005 | 14 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 4 | – | 17 | 6 | 8 |
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 26–29 Aug 2024 | 1,859 | 13 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 4 | – | 18 | 7 | 6 |
INSA | 19–23 Aug 2024 | 1,000 | 14 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 9 |
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 19–22 Aug 2024 | 1,071 | 14 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 4 | – | 17 | 6 | 9 |
Infratest dimap | 19–21 Aug 2024 | 1,551 | 13 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 3 | – | 17 | 7 | 7 |
Forsa | 7–14 Aug 2024 | 1,011 | 13 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 4 | – | 18 | 7 | 9 |
INSA | 5–12 Aug 2024 | 1,000 | 16 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 9 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 4–11 Aug 2024 | 1.000 | 15.5 | 27.5 | 23 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 19 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 5–8 Aug 2024 | 1,015 | 15 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 3 | – | 19 | 5 | 9 |
INSA | 17–24 Jun 2024 | 1,000 | 14 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 7 |
Infratest dimap | 13–16 Jun 2024 | 1,172 | 11 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 4 | – | 21 | 6 | 5 |
European Parliament election | 9 Jun 2024 | – | 5.7 | 30.7 | 23.2 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 7.5 |
INSA | 22–29 Apr 2024 | 1,000 | 16 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 10 |
Infratest dimap | 14–18 Mar 2024 | 1,182 | 16 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | – | 15 | 6 | 9 |
INSA | 11–18 Mar 2024 | 1,000 | 18 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10 |
INSA | 8–15 Jan 2024 | 1,000 | 15 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 11 |
Forsa | 6–10 Jan 2024 | 1,253 | 17 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 17–24 Dec 2023 | 987 | 20.5 | 27.5 | 12.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 3 | 22.5 | 5.5 | 5 |
27 | 36.5 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | – | 6.5 | 9.5 | |||
INSA | 30 Oct – 7 Nov 2023 | 1,000 | 20 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | 12 |
INSA | 7–13 Sep 2023 | 1,000 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | – | 5 | 10 |
INSA | 3–10 Jul 2023 | 1,000 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | 10 |
18 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 3 | |||
Infratest dimap | 28 Jun – 3 Jul 2023 | 1,193 | 20 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | 13 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 16–28 May 2023 | 904 | 25 | 30 | 17.5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | – | 7.5 | 5 |
INSA | 17–24 Apr 2023 | 1,000 | 22 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | 6 |
INSA | 20–27 Jan 2023 | 1,000 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | 1 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 5–11 Dec 2022 | 1,016 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | 3 |
INSA | 1–8 Nov 2022 | 1,108 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 5 | – | 8 | 2 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 25–31 Oct 2022 | 1,008 | 24 | 28 | 17.5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | – | 6.5 | 4 |
INSA | 7–15 Sep 2022 | 1,081 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 5 | – | 7 | 3 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 29 Aug–6 Sep 2022 | 1,000 | 22 | 28 | 20.5 | 11 | 5.5 | 5 | – | 8 | 6 |
Infratest dimap | 28 Jul–2 Aug 2022 | 1,172 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 5 | – | 8 | 3 |
INSA | 4–11 Jul 2022 | 1,019 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | – | 6 | Tie |
Wahlkreisprognose | 7–15 Jun 2022 | 1,031 | 24 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 5 | – | 8 | 2 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 23–30 May 2022 | 1,000 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | 1 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 6–14 Apr 2022 | 994 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 8 | – | 7 | 1 |
INSA | 4–11 Apr 2022 | 1,027 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | – | 6 | 2 |
INSA | 1 Mar 2022 | 1,000 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | – | 5 | 2 |
Infratest dimap | 17–22 Feb 2022 | 1,158 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 7 | – | 7 | 1 |
INSA | 24–30 Nov 2021 | 1,000 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 7 | – | 6 | 1 |
INSA | 29 Sep–4 Oct 2021 | 1,074 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 8 | – | 5 | 3 |
2021 federal election | 26 Sep 2021 | – | 11.4 | 24.0 | 16.9 | 23.4 | 6.6 | 9.0 | – | 8.7 | 0.6 |
Infratest dimap | 20–23 Jul 2021 | 1,162 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | 5 |
INSA | 9–15 Jul 2021 | 1,006 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 8 | – | 6 | 5 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 17–24 Jun 2021 | – | 28 | 22 | 21 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 7 | – | 5 | 6 |
INSA | 7–14 Jun 2021 | 1,006 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | – | 7 | 3 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 18 May 2021 | – | 26 | 23 | 16 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8 | – | 6 | 3 |
INSA | 8–16 Mar 2021 | 1,036 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | – | 5 | 7 |
Infratest dimap | 25 Feb–1 Mar 2021 | 1,000 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | 6 |
INSA | 27 Jan–2 Feb 2021 | 1,000 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 6 | – | 3 | 8 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 23–31 Jan 2021 | – | 29 | 22.5 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 5 | – | 2.5 | 4 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 10–17 Nov 2020 | – | 33.5 | 22.5 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | – | 3.5 | 9.5 |
INSA | 2–5 Nov 2020 | 1,032 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 5 | – | 3 | 11 |
INSA | 5–12 Oct 2020 | 1,004 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 4 | – | 4 | 11 |
INSA | 24 Aug–2 Sep 2020 | 1,012 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | 11 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 9–18 Aug 2020 | – | 34 | 20.5 | 20 | 10 | 5.5 | 5 | – | 5 | 13.5 |
Infratest dimap | 30 Jul–4 Aug 2020 | 1,000 | 32 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | – | 4 | 8 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 17–22 Jun 2020 | – | 35.5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | – | 4.5 | 14.5 |
INSA | 15–22 Jun 2020 | 1,016 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 3 | – | 3 | 13 |
INSA | 14–19 May 2020 | 1,010 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | – | 3 | 12 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 2–10 May 2020 | – | 35 | 25 | 17.5 | 8 | 3.5 | 8 | – | 3 | 10 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 14–19 Apr 2020 | – | 34 | 26 | 20.5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | – | 3.5 | 8 |
INSA | 25–31 Mar 2020 | 1,018 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | – | 4 | 14 |
INSA | 5–9 Mar 2020 | 1,034 | 38 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | – | 4 | 13 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 13 Feb 2020 | – | 41 | 25.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 5 | 4 | – | 4 | 15.5 |
INSA | 10–13 Feb 2020 | 1,006 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | – | 4 | 15 |
Infratest dimap | 7–10 Feb 2020 | 1,007 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | 15 |
Forsa | 6 Feb 2020 | 1,003 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | 13 |
INSA | 5–6 Feb 2020 | 1,006 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | – | 5 | 11 |
Infratest dimap | 21–25 Jan 2020 | 1,000 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | – | 5 | 8 |
2019 state election | 27 Oct 2019 | – | 31.0 | 23.4 | 21.7 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | – | 4.9 | 7.6 |
Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Ramelow list | AfD | CDU | SPD | Grüne | FDP | BSW | Others | Lead |
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Wahlkreisprognose | 17–24 Dec 2023 | 987 | 35 [lower-alpha 1] | 37 | 15 | [lower-alpha 1] | 4.5 | 3.5 | [lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 2 |
25.5 [lower-alpha 2] | 33 | 14.5 | [lower-alpha 2] | [lower-alpha 2] | 3.5 | 17.5 | 6 | 7.5 |
Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | None/ Unsure | Lead | |||||||||||
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Ramelow Linke | Höcke AfD | Mohring CDU | Voigt CDU | Maier SPD | Siegesmund Grüne | Stengele Grüne | Henfling Grüne | Kemmerich FDP | Kindervater Independent | Wagenknecht BSW | |||||
INSA | 5–12 Aug 2024 | 1.000 | 18 | 18 | – | 11 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 29 | 15 | 11 |
26 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 54 | 6 | ||||||
Wahlkreisprognose | 17–24 Dec 2023 | 987 | 40 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
33 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||
50 | 27 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 23 | ||||||||
45 | – | 24 | 31 | 21 | |||||||||||
49 | – | 13 | 38 | 36 | |||||||||||
– | 20 | 25 | 55 | 5 | |||||||||||
28 | 30 | – | 42 | 2 | |||||||||||
45 | – | – | 15 | 40 | 30 | ||||||||||
INSA | 30 Oct – 7 Nov 2023 | 1,000 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | – | 31 | 16 | ||||||
INSA | 17–24 Apr 2023 | 1,000 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 19 | |||||||
Wahlkreisprognose | 5–11 Dec 2022 | 1,016 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |||||||
Wahlkreisprognose | 25–31 Oct 2022 | 1,008 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | |||||||
Wahlkreisprognose | 29 Aug–6 Sep 2022 | 1,000 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | |||||||
INSA | 4–11 Jul 2022 | 1,019 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 27 | |||||||
Wahlkreisprognose | 23–30 May 2022 | 1,000 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 22 | |||||||
Wahlkreisprognose | 6–14 Apr 2022 | 994 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 20 | |||||||
INSA | 4–11 Apr 2022 | 1,027 | 37 | 9 | 5 | – | 49 | 28 | |||||||
INSA | 24 Aug–2 Sep 2020 | 1,012 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 33 | |||||
INSA | 5–9 Mar 2020 | 1,034 | 56 | 16 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 40 | |||||
Forsa | 6 Feb 2020 | 1,003 | 64 | – | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 55 | ||||||
Infratest dimap | 21–25 Jan 2020 | 1,000 | 60 | 9 | 19 | – | – | 10 | 41 |
Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Assessment | Linke SPD BSW | Linke SPD Grüne | Linke SPD | Linke CDU BSW | Linke CDU SPD | Linke CDU | Linke CDU SPD FDP | Linke AfD | CDU SPD Grüne | CDU SPD Grüne FDP | CDU SPD FDP | AfD BSW | AfD CDU FDP | AfD CDU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wahlkreisprognose | 17–24 Dec 2023 | 987 | Positive | 33 | 32 | – | 32 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 17 | – | 19 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Infratest dimap | 28 Jun–3 Jul 2023 | 1,193 | Positive | – | 27 | – | – | – | 26 | – | – | 21 | 13 | 27 | – | – | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Negative | 67 | 67 | 73 | 81 | 67 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Infratest dimap | 30 Jul–4 Aug 2020 | 1,000 | Positive | – | 45 | 43 | – | – | 32 | – | – | 36 | – | – | – | 21 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Negative | 52 | 52 | 63 | 60 | 76 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Infratest dimap | 21–25 Jan 2020 | 1,000 | Positive | – | 43 | – | – | – | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Negative | 54 | 64 | 79 |
Party | Party-list | Constituency | Total seats | +/– | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
Alternative for Germany (AfD) | 396,704 | 32.84 | 3 | 408,011 | 34.33 | 29 | 32 | +10 | |
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 285,141 | 23.61 | 12 | 397,927 | 33.48 | 11 | 23 | +2 | |
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) | 190,448 | 15.77 | 15 | 28,478 | 2.40 | 0 | 15 | +15 | |
The Left (Die Linke) | 157,641 | 13.05 | 8 | 180,207 | 15.16 | 4 | 12 | –17 | |
Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 73,088 | 6.05 | 6 | 92,510 | 7.78 | 0 | 6 | –2 | |
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 38,289 | 3.17 | 0 | 19,092 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 | –5 | |
Free Voters (FW) | 15,371 | 1.27 | 0 | 33,405 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 13,582 | 1.12 | 0 | 18,706 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 | –5 | |
Action Party for Animal Welfare (APfT) | 12,113 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | – | ||||
Values Union (WU) | 6,780 | 0.56 | 0 | 4,192 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Family Party (Familie) | 5,722 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | – | ||||
Bündnis Deutschland (BD) | 5,508 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | – | ||||
Pirate Party Germany (Piraten) | 3,718 | 0.31 | 0 | 449 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) | 2,389 | 0.20 | 0 | 2,196 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD) | 1,342 | 0.11 | 0 | 617 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Other | 0 | 2,696 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
Total | 1,207,836 | 100.00 | 44 | 1,188,486 | 100.00 | 44 | 88 | –2 | |
Valid votes | 1,207,836 | 99.15 | 1,188,486 | 97.56 | |||||
Invalid/blank votes | 10,354 | 0.85 | 29,704 | 2.44 | |||||
Total votes | 1,218,190 | 100.00 | 1,218,190 | 100.00 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,655,343 | 73.59 | 1,655,343 | 73.59 | |||||
Source: Results |
Constituency | Member | Party | Votes | |
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001 | Eichsfeld I | König, Thadäus | CDU | 54.3% |
002 | Eichsfeld II | Tasch, Christina | CDU | 47.1% |
003 | Nordhausen I | Prophet, Jörg | AfD | 40.3% |
004 | Nordhausen II | Düben-Schaumann, Kerstin | AfD | 39.8% |
005 | Wartburgkreis I | Krell, Uwe | AfD | 38.5% |
006 | Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach | Jary, Ulrike | CDU | 42.4% |
007 | Wartburgkreis III | Malsch, Marcus | CDU | 46.3% |
008 | Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis I | Urbach, Jonas | CDU | 37.1% |
009 | Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II | Möller, Stefan | AfD | 39.7% |
010 | Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III | Schard, Stefan | CDU | 42.0% |
011 | Kyffhäuserkreis II | Cotta, Jens | AfD | 46.5% |
012 | Schmalkalden-Meiningen I | Rottstedt, Vivien | AfD | 37.4% |
013 | Schmalkalden-Meiningen II | Abicht, Jan | AfD | 39.8% |
014 | Gotha I | Kramer, Marcel | AfD | 37.3% |
015 | Gotha II | Steinbrück, Stephan | AfD | 34.7% |
016 | Sömmerda I – Gotha III | Haseloff, Daniel | AfD | 38.6% |
017 | Sömmerda II | Czuppon, Torsten | AfD | 42.8% |
018 | Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III | Hoffmann, Nadine | AfD | 41.6% |
019 | Sonneberg I | Treutler, Jürgen | AfD | 42.6% |
020 | Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg II | Berger, Melanie | AfD | 41.6% |
021 | Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV | Luhn, Thomas | AfD | 32.8% |
022 | Ilm-Kreis I | Bühl, Andreas | CDU | 39.6% |
023 | Ilm-Kreis II | Kießling, Olaf | AfD | 40.2% |
024 | Erfurt I | Schlösser, Sascha | AfD | 35.7% |
025 | Erfurt II | Waßmann, Niklas | CDU | 33.7% |
026 | Erfurt III | Ramelow, Bodo | DIE LINKE | 42.4% |
027 | Erfurt IV | Erfurth, Marek | AfD | 26.7% |
028 | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I | Benninghaus, Thomas | AfD | 37.5% |
029 | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II | Häußer, Denis | AfD | 38.6% |
030 | Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt III | Nauer, Brunhilde Ursula Margit | AfD | 38.2% |
031 | Weimar I – Weimarer Land II | Gerhardt, Peter | AfD | 38.3% |
032 | Weimar II | Große-Röthig, Ulrike | DIE LINKE | 33.1% |
033 | Saale-Orla-Kreis I | Thrum, Uwe | AfD | 47.4% |
034 | Saale-Orla-Kreis II | Mühlmann, Ringo | AfD | 44.6% |
035 | Saale-Holzland-Kreis I | Tiesler, Stephan | CDU | 39.8% |
036 | Saale-Holzland-Kreis II | Muhsal, Wiebke | AfD | 38.9% |
037 | Jena I | Thomas, Jens | DIE LINKE | 33.5% |
038 | Jena II | Güngör, Lena Saniye | DIE LINKE | 25.1% |
039 | Greiz I | Schweinsburg, Martina | CDU | 46.7% |
040 | Greiz II | Tischner, Christian | CDU | 43.0% |
041 | Gera I | Laudenbach, Dieter Michael | AfD | 36.9% |
042 | Gera II | Dr. Lauerwald, Wolfgang | AfD | 43.6% |
043 | Altenburger Land I | Hoffmann, Thomas | AfD | 42.4% |
044 | Altenburger Land II | Braga, Torben | AfD | 42.8% |
List | Müller, Anja | DIE LINKE | ||
Schaft, Christian | ||||
König-Preuss, Katharina | ||||
Schubert, Andreas | ||||
Mitteldorf, Katja | ||||
Prof. Dr. Hoff, Benjamin Immanuel | ||||
Stark, Linda | ||||
Hande, Ronald | ||||
Höcke, Björn | AfD | |||
Dr. Dietrich, Jens | ||||
Jankowski, Denny | ||||
Voigt, Mario | CDU | |||
Meißner, Beate | ||||
Zippel, Christoph | ||||
Worm, Henry | ||||
Rosin, Marion | ||||
Gerbothe, Carolin | ||||
Geibert, Lennart | ||||
Dr. Weißkopf, Wolfgang | ||||
Heber, Claudia | ||||
Kowalleck, Maik | ||||
Croll, Jane | ||||
Henkel, Martin | ||||
Maier, Georg | SPD | |||
Dr. Klisch, Cornelia | ||||
Hey, Matthias | ||||
Merz, Janine | ||||
Liebscher, Lutz | ||||
Schenk, Katharina | ||||
Wolf, Katja | BSW | |||
Schütz, Steffen | ||||
Quasebarth, Steffen | ||||
Hupach, Sigrid | ||||
Dr. Augsten, Frank | ||||
Hoffmeister, Dirk | ||||
Küntzel, Sven | ||||
Kummer, Tilo | ||||
Kästner, Alexander | ||||
Herzog, Matthias | ||||
Behrendt, Nina | ||||
Wirsing, Anke | ||||
Hutschenreuther, Ralph | ||||
Kobelt, Roberto | ||||
Dr. Wogawa, Stefan |
This was the first time the AfD has won the plurality of seats in a state election. With over one-third of seats, the AfD has a Sperrminorität ("blocking minority"), meaning that certain parliamentary actions requiring a two-thirds majority, such as the election of the President of the Landtag, the appointment of judges, amendments to the state constitution, and an early dissolution of parliament, cannot take place without its support even if it is not in government.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on other political parties to prevent the AfD from governing by upholding a "firewall" against them. [24] He described the election results as "bitter" and "worrying" and urged other parties to form stable governments without involving "right-wing extremists." [24] In response, AfD co-leader Alice Weidel stated that voters in Thuringia and Saxony had given her party a "clear mandate to govern" and that "firewalls are undemocratic." [24] Nonetheless, analysts considered it unlikely that they would participate in government; all other parties have ruled out forming a coalition with the AfD and its Thuringian leader, Björn Höcke, due to their extremist tendencies. The State Office for Protection of the Constitution classifies the Thuringian AfD as a right-wing extremist organisation, and Höcke has been found guilty of using Nazi slogans. [3] The CDU has historically declined to collaborate with Die Linke (The Left), though a coalition with BSW, also a radical leftist party, was also considered unappealing by party members. [24]
In the aftermath to the elections in both Thuringia and Saxony, Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of the BSW, stated her preferences to go into a coalition with either the CDU and/or the SPD in an interview with ARD. [25]
The day after the election, the CDU executive voted unanimously to seek exploratory talks with the BSW and SPD. [26] BSW leader Katja Wolf stated that federal leader Sahra Wagenknecht would be attending these initial discussions to "stand up for war and peace issues," but would not be involved in further negotiations. Bodo Ramelow and The Left called for the CDU to "act responsibly" and find a majority among democratic parties. They also denied rumours that Left party deputies could defect to the BSW to provide the prospective government with a parliamentary majority. [27]
The office of President of the Landtag, the body's presiding officer, is traditionally reserved for the largest party in parliament. However, the CDU, Left, and SPD all rejected the possibility of the AfD holding this position given its classification as an extremist party. BSW leader Katja Wolf concurred but clarified that her party caucus had yet to make a final decision on the issue. [27]
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