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The next election to the Landtag of Thuringia is scheduled for 2029.
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]
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]
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | AfD | CDU | BSW | Linke | SPD | Grüne | FDP | Others | Lead |
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| INSA | 2–9 Dec 2024 | 1,000 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | – | 4 | 9 |
| INSA | 28 Nov – 4 Dec 2024 | 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 |
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