Thuringian state election, 2014

Thuringia state election, 2014

14 September 2014

All 91 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia 46 seats needed for a majority Turnout 52.7%   First party Second party Third party   Leader Christine Lieberknecht Bodo Ramelow Heike Taubert Party CDU Left SPD Last election 30 seats, 31.2% 27 seats, 27.4% 18 seats, 18.5% Seats won 34 28 12 Seat change 4 1 6 Popular vote 315,096 265,425 116,889 Percentage 33.5% 28.2% 12.4% Swing 2.3% 0.8% 6.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   NPD Leader Björn Höcke Anja Siegesmund Patrick Wieschke Party AfD Green NPD Last election Did not contest 6 seats, 6.2% 0 seats, 4.3% Seats won 11 6 0 Seat change 11 Popular vote 99,548 53,395 34,018 Percentage 10.6% 5.7% 3.6% Swing 10.6% 0.5% 0.7%   Seventh party   Leader Uwe Barth Party FDP Last election 7 seats, 7.6% Seats won 0 Seat change 7 Popular vote 23,352 Percentage 2.5% Swing 5.1%

Minister-President before election Christine Lieberknecht CDU Elected Minister-President Bodo Ramelow Left

An election to the Landtag of Thuringia was held on 14 September 2014. The incumbent government was a CDU-SPD grand coalition led by Minister-President Christine Lieberknecht. After the election, the CDU-SPD coalition continued to have a majority in the Landtag, however only barely with just 46 seats or a majority of 1. The SPD, who were disappointed with their performance, considered becoming the junior partners in a Left-SPD-Green coalition; this again would only hold 46 seats and a majority of 1 in the Landtag.

On November 4, the SPD balloted its 4300 members on whether or not to go into coalition with The Left and The Greens; 69.9% voted in favor.^[1][2] On 5 December the red-red-green coalition, led by Bodo Ramelow, was voted into office by the Landtag with 46 out of 91 votes. This was the first time in its history that The Left had become the largest party in a coalition, and also marked The Left's first ever premier of a state government.^[3][4]

Results

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 Summary of the 2014 Landtag of Thuringia elections results

Party		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands – CDU	315,096	33.5	2.3	34	4
	Left Die Linke	265,425	28.2	0.8	28	1
	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands – SPD	116,889	12.4	6.1	12	6
	Alternative for Germany Alternative für Deutschland – AfD	99,548	10.6	10.6	11	11
	Alliance '90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	53,395	5.7	0.5	6
	National Democratic Party Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands – NPD	34,018	3.6	0.7	0
	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei – FDP	23,352	2.5	5.1	0	7
	Other parties	33,969	3.5	1.3	0
Valid votes		941,692	98.6	0.4
Invalid votes		13,271	1.4	0.4
Totals and voter turnout		954,963	52.7	3.5	91	3
Electorate		1,812,249	100.00	—
Source: Wahlrecht.de

Opinion polling

Poll results

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. Poll results use the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if such date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead.

References

External links

• Wahlumfragen zur Landtagswahl in Thuringia (wahlrecht.de)

Elections in Thuringia
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See also: Elections in the Free State of Prussia