2029 Thuringian state election

Next Thuringian state election

←  2024 2029
All 88 seats in the Landtag of Thuringia 45 seats needed for a majority
Party AfD CDU BSW Last election 32 seats, 32.8% 23 seats, 23.6% 15 seats, 15.8%   Party Left SPD Last election 12 seats, 13.1% 6 seats, 6.1%
Incumbent Government Voigt cabinet CDU–BSW–SPD

The next election to the Landtag of Thuringia is scheduled for 2029.

Background

In the 2024 election, the AfD became the first far-right party in Germany since the Nazi Party to win a plurality of seats in a state election. ^[1] The Thuringian AfD is led by Björn Höcke.

Mario Voigt was elected Minister-President on the first ballot with 51 votes in favor, 33 votes against, and 4 abstentions. His party formed a minority coalition with the SPD and the BSW. To achieve confirmation and reach the necessary majority, the Left – which positioned itself as "constructive opposition" – provided some of the votes in favor. ^[2]

Opinion polls

Graphical summary

Curve of the polling for the 2029 Thuringian State Election

Party polling

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size	AfD	CDU	BSW	Linke	SPD	Grüne	FDP	Others	Lead
INSA	2–9 Dec2025	1,000	39	24	7	14	6	3	–	7	15
INSA	2–9 Sep2025	1,000	37	25	9	14	7	3	–	5	12
INSA	29 Apr–6 May2025	1,000	35	24	11	14	8	3	–	5	11
2025 federal election	23 Feb2025	–	38.6	18.6	9.4	15.2	8.8	4.2	2.8	-	20.0
INSA	27 Jan–3 Feb2025	1,000	35	25	13	11	7	4	–	5	10
INSA	2–9 Dec2024	1,000	34	25	14	12	7	4	–	4	9
INSA	28 Nov–4 Dec2024	1,000	34	25	14	13	6	–	–	8	9
2024 state election	1 Sep 2024	–	32.8	23.6	15.8	13.1	6.1	3.2	1.1	4.3	9.2

Minister-President polling

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size			Lead
			Voigt CDU	Höcke AfD
INSA	27 Jan–3 Feb2025	1,000	26	21	5

See also

• 1929 Thuringian state election

References

1. "German far right wins first major election since World War II". The Washington Post. 1 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. "Thüringen: Erster Wahlgang: CDU-Chef Mario Voigt ist neuer Ministerpräsident von Thüringen". tagesschau.de (in German). 12 December 2024.