2012 Saarland state election

State election in Germany 2012 Saarland state election Saarland parliamentary no 2009 Saarland state election 2009 2017 Saarland state election 2017 All 51 seats of the Landtag of the Saarland 26 25 March 2012 481,294 (61.6%) 6.0% 115px Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Christian Democratic Union of Germany 19 seats, 34.5% 19 0 169,617 35.2% 0.7% 118px Heiko Maas Social Democratic Party of Germany 13 seats, 24.5% 17 4 147,170 30.6% 6.1% 115px Oskar Lafontaine The Left (Germany) 11 seats, 21.3% 9 2 77,612 16.1% 5.2% 115px Jasmin Maurer Pirate Party Germany Did not contest 4 4 35,656 7.4% 7.4% Simone Peter 2014.jpg 170 115 172.5 0 30 Simone Peter Alliance 90/The Greens 3 seats, 5.9% 2 1 24,252 5.0% 0.9% File:2012 Saarland State Election.svg Minister-President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Christian Democratic Union of Germany Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Christian Democratic Union of Germany The 2012 Saarland state election was held in on 25 March 2012 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The election was triggered by the collapse of the previous coalition government comprising the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Free Democratic Party (FDP), and The Greens. The CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Kramp-Karrenbauer was re-elected as Minister-President.CDU gewinnt Landtagswahl https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/saarlandwahl122.html 26 March 2012 tagesschau 25 March 2012Große Koalition im Saarland: Kramp-Karrenbauer als Ministerpräsidentin wiedergewählt http://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/grosse-koalition-im-saarland-kramp-karrenbauer-als-ministerpraesidentin-wiedergewaehlt_aid_749876.html 27 July 2012 Focus 9 May 2012 de 16 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191016173803/https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/grosse-koalition-im-saarland-kramp-karrenbauer-als-ministerpraesidentin-wiedergewaehlt_aid_749876.html dead Background After the 2009 state election, a Jamaica coalition (CDU–FDP–Green) government took office, the first of its kind in Germany. The government collapsed on 6 January 2012 due to internal issues in the FDP.Zuvela Matt One-of-a-kind coalition falls apart in German state http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15650980,00.html 15 March 2012 Deutsche Welle 6 January 2012 Minister-President Kramp-Karrenbauer stated that "[a] credible and reliable cooperation is no longer completely possible in this coalition." The CDU held discussions with the Social Democratic Party in an attempt to form a grand coalition, but this failed, causing early elections to be called.Charlotte Chelsom-Pill Early Saarland elections planned as coalition talks fail http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15679339,00.html 15 March 2012 Deutsche Welle 20 January 2012 Richard Connor Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2009 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer 34.5% 19 51 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Heiko Maas 24.5% 13 51 Social Democratic Party of Germany Linke The LeftDie Linke Democratic socialism Oskar Lafontaine 21.3% 11 51 The Left (Germany) FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Oliver Luksic 9.2% 5 51 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Simone Peter 5.9% 3 51 Alliance 90/The Greens Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CDU SPD Linke FDP Grüne Piraten Others Lead 2012 state election 25 Mar 2012 – 35.2 30.6 16.1 1.2 5.0 7.4 4.5 4.6 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 13–15 Mar 2012 1,053 34 34 15 2 5 6 4 Tie Infratest dimap 13–15 Mar 2012 1,000 33 33 16 3 5 6 4 Tie Forsa 20–29 Feb 2012 1,002 35 37 14 1 4 5 4 2 Infratest dimap 21–22 Feb 2012 1,001 35 36 15 2 4 5 3 1 Emnid 24–25 Jan 2012 1,000 36 36 15 2 5 4 2 Tie Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 23–25 Jan 2012 1,039 34 38 13 2 6 5 2 4 Infratest dimap 11–15 Nov 2011 1,000 32 35 12 5 8 4 4 3 Infratest dimap 1–3 Nov 2010 1,001 32 34 17 4 9 – 4 2 Infratest dimap 10–13 Dec 2009 1,000 32 29 19 9 7 – 4 3 2009 state election 30 Aug 2009 – 34.5 24.5 21.3 9.2 5.9 – 4.6 10.0 Election result Summary of the 25 March 2012 election results for the Landtag of Saarland |- | colspan=8| center|350px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 169,617 | align=right| 35.2 | align=right| 0.7 | align=right| 19 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 37.3 |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 147,170 | align=right| 30.6 | align=right| 6.1 | align=right| 17 | align=right| 4 | align=right| 33.3 |- | bgcolor=The Left (Germany)| | align=left | The Left (Linke) | align=right| 77,612 | align=right| 16.1 | align=right| 5.2 | align=right| 9 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 17.6 |- | bgcolor=Pirate Party Germany| | align=left | Pirate Party (Piraten) | align=right| 35,656 | align=right| 7.4 | align=right| 7.4 | align=right| 4 | align=right| 4 | align=right| 7.8 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 24,252 | align=right| 5.0 | align=right| 0.9 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 3.9 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=Family Party of Germany| | align=left | Family Party of Germany (FAMILIE) | align=right| 8,394 | align=right| 1.7 | align=right| 0.3 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 5,871 | align=right| 1.2 | align=right| 8.0 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 5 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=National Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | National Democratic Party (NPD) | align=right| 5,606 | align=right| 1.2 | align=right| 0.3 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 7,116 | align=right| 1.5 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 481,294 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 51 ! align=right| ±0 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 61.6 ! align=right| 6.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 35.24 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 30.58 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 16.13 PIRATEN Pirate Party Germany 7.41 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 5.04 Other #777777 5.61 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 37.25 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 33.33 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 17.65 PIRATEN Pirate Party Germany 7.84 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 3.92 Outcome Having been reelected as the largest party in the Landtag, CDU was tasked with forming the government. Minister-President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said that she was seeking to form a grand coalition with the SPD, which have 37 seats altogether. Both parties reached a coalition agreement on 24 April 2012. The CDU and SPD would control 3 ministries each. Kramp-Karrenbauer will also head the new government which will be sworn on 9 May 2012.Strategiespiel ums Kabinett http://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/sz-berichte/themen/Strategiespiel-ums-Kabinett;art2825,4268245 SZ Online 24 April 2012 On 9 May 2012 Kramp-Karrenbauer's new government gained the vote of confidence with 37 votes. There was 12 votes against and 2 abstentions. Her cabinet was later endorsed by the Landtag with the same number of votes.Kramp-Karrenbauer als Ministerpräsidentin wiedergewählt http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/saarland-kramp-karrenbauer-als-ministerpraesidentin-wiedergewaehlt-1.1352554 11 May 2012 Süddeutsche 9 May 2012 References Saarland 2012 Category:March 2012 in Germany Category:21st century in Saarland