2014 Thuringian state election

State election in Thuringia, Germany 2014 Thuringian state election Thuringia parliamentary no 2009 Thuringian state election 2009 2019 Thuringian state election 2019 All 91 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia 46 14 September 2014 1,812,370 5.1% 941,719 (52.7%) 3.5 pp 150x150px Christine Lieberknecht Christian Democratic Union of Germany Weimar I – Weimarer Land II 30 seats, 31.2% 34 4 315,104 33.5% 2.3 pp 150x150px Bodo Ramelow The Left (Germany) ListLost re-election in Erfurt III. 27 seats, 27.4% 28 1 265,428 28.2% 0.8 pp 150x150px Heike Taubert Social Democratic Party of Germany ListRan in Greiz II (lost). 18 seats, 18.5% 12 6 116,889 12.4% 6.1 pp 150x150px Björn Höcke Alternative for Germany ListRan in Eichsfeld I (lost). Did not exist 11 11 99,545 10.6% New party 75x75px75x75px Anja Siegesmund& Dirk Adams Alliance 90/The Greens ListRan in Jena I (lost). 6 seats, 6.2% 6 0 53,407 5.7% 0.5 pp 2014 Thuringian state election.svg 350px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Christine Lieberknecht Christian Democratic Union of Germany Bodo Ramelow The Left (Germany) The 2014 Thuringian state election was held on 14 September 2014 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Thuringia. The government prior to the election was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Christine Lieberknecht. The government narrowly retained its majority. However, the SPD chose not to renew the coalition, instead pursuing an agreement to enter as a junior partner in a coalition with The Left and The Greens. After a vote of the SPD membership showed a majority in favour, the SPD went ahead with the agreement. https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21629532-it-may-become-first-state-run-heirs-east-germanys-communists-thuringias-november Thuringia's November revolution The Economist 1 November 2014 6 December 2014http://www.spd-thueringen.de/index.php?nr=16188&menu=1 69,93 Prozent für Rot-Rot-Grün SPD Thüringen de Press Release 4 November 2014 5 December 2014 On 5 December the red-red-green coalition, led by The Left's Bodo Ramelow, was elected by the Landtag with 46 out of 91 votes. This was the first time in its history that The Left had become the leading party of a governing coalition in Germany. Ramelow became The Left's first ever head of a state government.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/05/germany-first-socialist-state-governor-thuringia-protest Germany gets first socialist state governor since reunification The Guardian 5 December 2014 5 December 2014http://www.fr-online.de/politik/thueringen-bodo-ramelow-schreibt-geschichte,1472596,29244906.html Bodo Ramelow schreibt Geschichte Frankfurter Rundschau de 5 December 2014 5 December 2014 Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 5th Landtag of Thuringia. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2009 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Christine Lieberknecht 31.2% 30 88 Christian Democratic Union of Germany Linke The LeftDie Linke Democratic socialism Bodo Ramelow 27.4% 27 88 The Left (Germany) SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Heike Taubert 18.5% 18 88 Social Democratic Party of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Uwe Barth 7.6% 7 88 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Anja Siegesmund 6.2% 6 88 Alliance 90/The Greens Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CDU Linke SPD FDP Grüne NPD FW Piraten AfD Others Lead 2014 state election 14 Sep 2014 – 33.5 28.2 12.4 2.5 5.7 3.6 1.7 1.0 10.6 0.9 5.3 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 10–11 Sep 2014 949 36.0 26.0 16.0 – 5.5 – – – 8.0 8.5 10.0 Infratest dimap 2–4 Sep 2014 1,001 34 28 16 3 5 4 – – 7 3 6 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 1–3 Sep 2014 1,002 36 26 16 – 6 – – – 8 8 10 INSA 23 Jul–1 Aug 2014 500 34 26 19 4 6 – – – 5 6 8 Infratest dimap 9–13 Jul 2014 1,000 36 27 19 2 6 2 – – 4 4 9 INSA 5 Jun–1 Jul 2014 2,009 33 25 18 3 6 – 2 2 7 4 8 2014 European election 25 May 2014 – 31.8 22.5 18.4 2.1 5.0 3.4 1.8 1.4 7.4 6.2 9.3 Infratest dimap 7–11 May 2014 1,001 36 28 19 2 5 3 – – 4 3 8 Infratest dimap 6–10 Mar 2014 1,000 38 28 17 2 6 – – – 5 4 10 INSA 20 Feb 2014 1,000 35 25 20 3 5 – 2 – 5 5 10 aproxima 17–21 Jan 2014 505 27 28 22 3 11 1 2 2 3 1 1 INSA 19–25 Nov 2013 1,002 35 27 18 2 7 – – – 5 6 8 INSA 5–8 Nov 2013 1,000 36 27 14 2 6 – – – 6 9 13 Emnid 9–23 Oct 2013 1,000 39 26 17 1 5 2 – – 7 3 13 2013 federal election 22 Sep 2013 – 38.8 23.4 16.1 2.6 4.9 3.2 1.4 2.4 6.2 0.9 15.4 Infratest dimap 9–15 Aug 2013 1,002 43 20 20 2 7 – – – – 8 23 Infratest dimap 27–30 Jun 2013 1,000 41 21 20 3 8 – – 3 – 4 20 Infratest dimap 10–15 May 2012 1,000 35 23 24 2 6 – – 6 – 4 11 IfM Leipzig 3–8 Aug 2011 1,005 33 25 20 4 11 – – – – 7 8 Infratest dimap 28 Apr–2 May 2010 1,000 32 29 21 5 6 – – – – 7 3 2009 federal election 27 Sep 2009 – 31.2 28.8 17.6 9.8 6.0 3.2 – 2.5 – 1.0 2.4 2009 state election 30 Aug 2009 – 31.2 27.4 18.5 7.6 6.2 4.3 3.9 – – 0.9 3.7 Results File:2014 Thuringian Landtag.svg Christian Democratic Union The Left Social Democratic Party Alternative for Germany Alliance 90/The Greens National Democratic Party Free Democratic Party Others 315096 265425 116889 99548 53395 34018 23352 33969 2.3 0.8 6.1 New 0.5 4 1 6 New 7 0.7 5.1 1.3 1812249 13271 3.5 0.4 0.4 34 28 12 11 6 0 0 0 Summary of the 2014 Landtag of Thuringia elections resultsPopular Vote #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union (Germany) 33.46 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 28.19 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 12.41 AfD Alternative for Germany 10.57 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 5.67 NPD National Democratic Party of Germany 3.61 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 2.48 FW #0000FF 1.68 PIRATEN Pirate Party Germany 1.03 Other #777777 0.90 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union (Germany) 37.36 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 30.77 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 13.19 AfD Alternative for Germany 12.09 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 6.59 #BE3075 The Left (Die Linke): 28 seats #EB001F Social Democratic Party (SPD): 12 seats #64A12D Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne): 6 seats #000000 Christian Democratic Union (CDU): 34 seats #009EE0 Alternative for Germany (AfD): 11 seats Outcome While the incumbent grand coalition narrowly retained its majority, both parties underperformed expectations. This was especially true for the SPD, which recorded a result worse than it had polled at any point during the preceding five-year parliamentary term. For this reason, the SPD leadership decided to leave the coalition and seek other options. The most clear choice was a "red-red-green coalition" with The Left and Greens. Though this arrangement had successfully governed other states in the past, such a government had always been led by the SPD. Due to the dominance of The Left in Thuringia, however, the only viable option would be a government headed by Bodo Ramelow, leader of The Left. This was a highly controversial prospect due to the party's status as the successor of the Socialist Unity Party, the former ruling party of East Germany. Nonetheless, the SPD pursued the option. They resolved to seek approval from their party membership before signing any agreements, however, and held among the party membership for this purpose; 69.9% were in favour. The SPD therefore moved ahead with plans. On 4 December, Ramelow was elected Minister-President by the Landtag on the second ballot, with a bare majority of 46 votes out of 91. Prior to the vote, thousands assembled outside the Landtag to protest the investiture of the government. Former East German dissidents were among the demonstrators, with some shouting "Stasi out!" and "The Social Democrats have betrayed us". Notes References External links Wahlumfragen zur Landtagswahl in Thuringia (wahlrecht.de) Category:2014 elections in Germany Category:Elections in Thuringia Category:September 2014 in Germany Category:21st century in Thuringia