Thuringia state election, 2009
Encyclopedia
Thuringia held state elections on 30 August 2009, the same day as the Saarland
and Saxony
state elections. The election established the composition of the Landtag of Thuringia
(Thuringia
's parliament). According to the preliminary results, The Left
and Social Democratic Party
(SPD) together held a bare majority of seats, but a grand coalition
of the Christian Democratic Union
(CDU) and SPD was considered possible. The CDU and SPD formed a coalition seven weeks after the election.
as Minister-President.
, Minister-President Dieter Althaus
was elected to a full term, having replaced Bernhard Vogel prior to the election. Althaus and his Christian Democratic Union
(CDU) won an absolute majority of 45 out of 88 seats.
Saarland state election, 2009
State elections were held in Saarland on 30 August 2009, the same date as the Saxony and Thuringia state elections. The election decided control of the Landtag of Saarland .-Results:...
and Saxony
Saxony state election, 2009
State elections took place in Saxony on 30 August 2009, the same day as the Saarland and Thuringia state elections. The election results decided control of the Landtag of Saxony...
state elections. The election established the composition of the Landtag of Thuringia
Landtag of Thuringia
The Landtag of Thuringia is the state diet of the German federal state of Thuringia. It convenes in Erfurt and currently consists of 88 members of three Parties...
(Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
's parliament). According to the preliminary results, 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....
and Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
(SPD) together held a bare majority of seats, but a grand coalition
Grand coalition
A grand coalition is an arrangement in a multi-party parliamentary system in which the two largest political parties of opposing political ideologies unite in a coalition government...
of the 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...
(CDU) and SPD was considered possible. The CDU and SPD formed a coalition seven weeks after the election.
Aftermath
CDU's leader, Dieter Althaus, resigned in the wake of the election defeat, saying he was taking responsibility for the his party's losing its absolute majority. However, it had also been noted that his remaining in office was a stumbling block to a coalition with the SPD. Both parties preferred that coalition to an SPD-Left-Green coalition: the CDU because such a coalition would leave them in opposition, and the SPD because of personal animosity between its leader, Christoph Matschie, and The Left leader Bodo Ramelow. In the end, a grand coalition of CDU and SPD was formed with new CDU leader Christine LieberknechtChristine Lieberknecht
Christine Lieberknecht is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union . She currently serves as minister-president of the state of Thuringia since 2009, and as chairwoman of the CDU state party in Thuringia....
as Minister-President.
Prior election
In the 2004 electionThuringia state election, 2004
The Thuringia state election, 2004 was conducted on 13 June 2004 to elect members to the Landtag of Thuringia.- Results :- Sources :*...
, Minister-President Dieter Althaus
Dieter Althaus
Dieter Althaus is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union .Althaus was teaching Physics and Mathematics at the Polytechnic Secondary School in Geismar, Thuringia, from 1983 to 1989, where he became deputy headteacher in 1987.Since 1985 Althaus has been a member of the CDU, remaining...
was elected to a full term, having replaced Bernhard Vogel prior to the election. Althaus and his 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...
(CDU) won an absolute majority of 45 out of 88 seats.
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage | Total Seats | Seat percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 434,088 | 43.0% | 45 | 51.1% |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 263,717 | 26.1% | 28 | 31.8% |
| Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... (SPD) |
146,297 | 14.5% | 15 | 17.0% |
| 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... |
45,649 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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... (FDP) |
36,483 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Free Voters in Thuringia | 26,302 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| The Republicans | 19,797 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| National Democratic Party National Democratic Party of Germany The National Democratic Party of Germany – The People's Union , is a far right German nationalist party. It was founded in 1964 a successor to the German Reich Party . Party statements self-identify as Germany's "only significant patriotic force"... (NPD) |
15,695 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| All Others | 22,549 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 1,010,578 | 100.0% | 88 | 100.0% |
Opinion polling
The following opinion polls have been conducted during the campaign:| Institut | Datum | CDU 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... |
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.... |
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
Green | 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... |
Rights | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institut für Marktforschung | 22.08.2009 | 37 % | 23 % | 20 % | 5 % | 9 % | 3 % | 3 % |
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 21.08.2009 | 35 % | 25 % | 18 % | 5 % | 10 % | – | 7 % |
| Infratest dimap | 20.08.2009 | 34 % | 24 % | 19 % | 6 % | 8 % | 4 % | 5 % |
| Infratest dimap | 12.08.2009 | 34 % | 24 % | 20 % | 6 % | 9 % | 3 % | 4 % |
| Forsa Forsa Forsa may refer to:*Forsa Court District, a district of Hälsingland in Sweden*Forssa, a municipality of Tavastia Proper in Finland*Forsa Institute, a German market research and opinion polling company- People :... |
29.07.2009 | 40 % | 24 % | 16 % | 6 % | 6 % | 3 % | 5 % |
| Infratest dimap | 25.06.2009 | 36 % | 24 % | 18 % | 6 % | 9 % | 3 % | 4 % |
| Institut für Marktforschung | 25.05.2009 | 36 % | 23 % | 23 % | 5 % | 8 % | 3 % | 2 % |
| Infratest dimap | 14.05.2009 | 39 % | 25 % | 20 % | 5 % | 6 % | 2 % | 3 % |
| Infratest dimap | 25.03.2009 | 36 % | 25 % | 20 % | 5 % | 8 % | – | 6 % |
| GESS | 10.03.2009 | 39 % | 25 % | 18 % | 4 % | 8 % | – | 6 % |
| Forsa Forsa Forsa may refer to:*Forsa Court District, a district of Hälsingland in Sweden*Forssa, a municipality of Tavastia Proper in Finland*Forsa Institute, a German market research and opinion polling company- People :... |
22.01.2009 | 39 % | 28 % | 16 % | 5 % | 5 % | 4 % | 3 % |