Politics of Thuringia

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The politics of Thuringia takes place within a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the Federal Government of Germany exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including Thuringia. The four main parties, following the 2024 elections, are the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the centre-right Christian Democratic Union, the populist left Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), and the left-wing Left Party. [1]

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Every five years, all Germans residing in the State over the age of 18 elect the members of the Landtag of Thuringia. This regional parliament or legislature then elects the Minister-President and confirms the cabinet members. [2]

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is currently largest party in the Landtag following the 2024 Thuringian state election.[ citation needed ]

Thuringia is notable for being the first and only state in Germany where The Left (Die Linke) and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) have seen its first-ever first place finish in a state election. Die Linke in 2019 and the AfD in 2024.[ citation needed ]

Thuringia in 1930 saw the first Nazi to hold a ministerial-level post at any level in Germany, with Wilhelm Frick as state Minister of the Interior.[ citation needed ]

List of minister-presidents of Thuringia

  1. 1990 - 1992: Karl Steinhoff (CDU)
  2. 1992 - 2003: Bernhard Vogel (CDU)
  3. 2003 - 2009: Dieter Althaus (CDU)
  4. 2009 - 2014: Christine Lieberknecht (CDU)
  5. 2014 - 2020: Bodo Ramelow (Left)
  6. 2020: Thomas Kemmerich (FDP)
  7. 2020 - 2024: Bodo Ramelow (Left)
  8. Since 2024: Mario Voigt (CDU)

Landtag of Thurinigia

Party strength in Landtag

Election yearTotal
seats
Seats won
CDU SPD PDS FDP Grüne Linke AfD BSW
1990 894421996
1994 88422917
1999 88491821
2004 88451528
2009 8830187627
2014 91341262811
2019 90218552922
2024 88236123215

State Landtag compositions

State election result maps

Constituencies in the Landtag

NoConstituencyMember2024201920142009200419991994
1 Eichsfeld I Thadäus König CDUCDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
2 Eichsfeld II Christina TaschCDUCDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
3 Nordhausen I Joerg Prophet AfD Left CDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
4 Nordhausen II Kerstin Düben-Schaumann AfD Left Left CDUCDUCDU CDU
5 Wartburgkreis I Uwe Krell AfD CDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
6 Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach Ulrike JaryCDUCDUCDU Left CDUCDU CDU
7 Wartburgkreis III Marcus MalschCDUCDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
8 Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis I Jonas UrbachCDUCDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
9 Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II Stefan Möller AfD AfD CDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
10 Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III Stefan SchardCDUCDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
11 Kyffhäuserkreis II Jens CottaAfD AfD CDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
12 Schmalkalden-Meiningen I Vicien Rottstedt AfD CDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
13 Schmalkalden-Meiningen II Jan AbichtAfD AfD CDU Left CDUCDU CDU
14 Gotha I Marcel KramerAfD AfD CDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
15 Gotha II Stephan Steinbrück AfD SPDSPD SPD CDUCDU CDU
16 Sömmerda I – Gotha III Daniel Haseloff AfD CDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
17 Sömmerda II Torsten CzupponAfD AfD CDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
18 Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III Torsten CzupponAfD AfD CDU Left CDUCDU CDU
19 Sonneberg I Jürgen TreutlerAfD AfD CDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
20 Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg II Melanie Berger AfD CDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
21 Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV Torsten Czuppon AfD LeftLeft Left PDS CDU CDU
22 Ilm-Kreis I Andreas BühlCDUCDUCDU Left CDUCDU CDU
23 Ilm-Kreis II Olaf KießlingAfD AfD CDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
24 Erfurt I Sascha Castles AfD LeftLeft Left PDS CDU CDU
25 Erfurt II Torsten CzupponCDULeftLeft Left CDUCDU CDU
26 Erfurt III Bodo Ramelow LeftLeftCDU Left CDUCDU CDU
27 Erfurt IV Torsten Czuppon AfD LeftLeft Left PDS CDU CDU
28 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I Thomas BenninghausAfD AfD CDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
29 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II Denis Häußer AfD CDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
30 Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt III Torsten Czuppon AfD CDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
31 Weimar I – Weimarer Land II Peter Gerhardt AfD CDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
32 Weimar II Ulrike Grosse-RöthigLeftLeftCDU Left CDUCDU CDU
33 Saale-Orla-Kreis I Uwe ThrumAfD AfD CDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
34 Saale-Orla-Kreis II Ringo Mühlmann AfD CDUCDU Left CDUCDU CDU
35 Saale-Holzland-Kreis I Stephan TieslerCDUCDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
36 Saale-Holzland-Kreis II Wiebke Muhsal AfD CDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
37 Jena I Jens ThomasLeftLeft Left SPDCDU CDU SPD
38 Jena II Lena Saniye GüngörLeftLeftLeft Left CDU CDU SPD
39 Greiz I Martina SchweinsburgCDUCDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
40 Greiz II Christian TischnerCDUCDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
41 Gera I Torsten Czuppon AfD LeftLeft Left PDS CDU CDU
42 Gera II Wolfganf LauerwaldAfD AfD Left Left PDS CDU CDU
43 Altenburger Land I Thomas HoffmannAfD AfD CDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
44 Altenburger Land II Torben Braga AfD CDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU

Constituencies in the Bundestag

NoConstituencyMember2021Voters20172013200920052002199819941990
188 Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis Manfred Grund CDU209,203CDUCDUCDUCDUCDUCDUCDU CDU
189 Eisenach – Wartburgkreis – Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis Klaus Stöber AfD 212,267CDUCDUCDUSPDSPD SPD CDU CDU
190 Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I Holger Becker SPD198,697CDUCDUCDUCDUSPD SPD CDU CDU
191 Gotha – Ilm-Kreis Marcus Bühl AfD 190,519CDUCDUCDUSPDSPD SPD CDU CDU
192 Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II Carsten Schneider SPD217,944CDUCDU CDU SPD Created for 2005 election
193 Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land Stephan Brandner AfD 229,588CDUCDUCDUCDUSPD SPD CDU CDU
194 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt – Saale-Holzland-Kreis – Saale-Orla-Kreis Michael Kaufmann AfD 219,437CDUCDU CDU SPD SPD Created for 2002 election
195 Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg Frank Ullrich SPD230,071CDUCDU Left SPDSPD SPD CDU CDU

Bundestag election results

Election year% won% won
CDU SPD PDS FDP Grüne NDP Linke AfD BSW
1990 10045.221.98.314.66.1
1994 10041.030.217.24.14.9
1998 10028.934.521.23.43.9
2002 10029.439.917.05.94.3
2005 10025.729.87.94.83.726.1
2009 10031.217.69.86.028.8
2013 10038.816.12.64.923.46.2
2017 10028.813.27.84.116.922.7
2021 10016.923.49.06.611.424.0
2025 10018.68.82.84.215.238.69.4

See also

References

  1. "Germany's far-right AfD: 'We have a clear mandate to govern' – DW – 09/01/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  2. Staatskanzlei, Thüringer (2025-01-09). "Staatskanzlei | thueringen.de". thueringen.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-01-12.