The Saxony-Anhalt state election, 2006, was conducted on March 26, 2006, to elect members to the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt

Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt

The Saxony-Anhalt Landtag is the state diet of the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. It convenes in Magdeburg and currently consists of 97 members of four Parties...

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Results

|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left colspan="2" valign=top| Parties
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="1"| Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="2"| Vote % (change)
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="2"| Seats (change)
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="2"| Seat % (change)
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|align=left| Christian Democratic Union

Christian Democratic Union (Germany)

The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...

| 326,712
| 36.2
| -1.1
| 40
| -8
| 41.2
| -0.5
|- align=right
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|align=left| The Left

The Left (Germany)

The Left , also commonly referred to as the Left Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The Left is the most left-wing party of the five represented in the Bundestag....

| 217,285
| 24.1
| +3.7
| 26
| +1
| 26.8
| +5.1
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|align=left| Social Democratic Party of Germany

Social Democratic Party of Germany

The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...

| 192,754
| 21.4
| +1.4
| 24
| -1
| 24.7
| +3.0
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|align=left| Free Democratic Party

Free Democratic Party (Germany)

The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...

| 60,207
| 6.7
| -6.6
| 7
| -10
| 7.2
| -7.6
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|align=left| Alliance '90/The Greens

Alliance '90/The Greens

Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir...

| 32,118
| 3.6
| +1.6
| 0
| -
| 0
| -
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|bgcolor="#884400"|
|align=left| German People's Union

German People's Union

The German People's Union is a nationalist political party in Germany. It was founded by publisher Gerhard Frey as an informal association in 1971 and established as a party in 1987. Financially, it is largely dependent on Frey....

| 26,894
| 3.0
| +3.0
| 0
| -
| 0
| -
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|bgcolor="darkgray"|
|align=left| All Others
| 46,235
| 5.0
| +2.4
| 0
| -
| 0
| -
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!align=left| Totals
| 902,205
| 100
| -
| 97
| -18
| 100
| -
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Post-election

Minister-President Wolfgang Böhmer

Wolfgang Böhmer

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Böhmer is a German politician and former Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt from 16 May 2002 to 19 April 2011. He served as President of the Bundesrat in 2002/03....

 (CDU) formed a new government switching former coalition partner the FDP

Free Democratic Party (Germany)

The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...

 with the SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany

The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...

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Sources

• Saxony-Anhalt State Statistics Office