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Politics of Thuringia

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The Politics of Thuringia takes place within a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the Federal Government of Germany exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including Thuringia. The four main parties, following the 2024 elections, are the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the centre-right Christian Democratic Union, the populist left Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), and the left-wing Left Party.{{Cite web |title=Germany's far-right AfD: 'We have a clear mandate to govern' – DW – 09/01/2024 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-far-right-afd-we-have-a-clear-mandate-to-govern/a-70105904 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=dw.com |language=en}}

Every five years, all Germans residing in the State over the age of 18 elect the members of the Landtag of Thuringia. This regional parliament or legislature then elects the Minister-President and confirms the cabinet members.{{Cite web |last=Staatskanzlei |first=Thüringer |date=2025-01-09 |title=Staatskanzlei {{!}} thueringen.de |url=https://thueringen.de/staatskanzlei/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=thueringen.de |language=de}}

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is currently largest party in the Landtag following the 2024 Thuringian state election.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Thuringia is notable for being the first and only state in Germany where The Left (Die Linke) and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) have seen its first-ever first place finish in a state election. Die Linke in 2019 and the AfD in 2024.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Thuringia in 1930 saw the first Nazi to hold a ministerial-level post at any level in Germany, with Wilhelm Frick as state Minister of the Interior.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

List of Minister Presidents of Thuringia

  1. 1990 - 1992: Karl Steinhoff (CDU)
  2. 1992 - 2003: Bernhard Vogel (CDU)
  3. 2003 - 2009: Dieter Althaus (CDU)
  4. 2009 - 2014: Christine Lieberknecht (CDU)
  5. 2014 - 2020: Bodo Ramelow (Left)
  6. 2020: Thomas Kemmerich (FDP)
  7. 2020 - 2024: Bodo Ramelow (Left)
  8. Since 2024: Mario Voigt (CDU)

Landtag of Thurinigia

=Party Strength in Landtag=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 0.9em;"

! rowspan="3" |Election year

! rowspan="3" |Total
seats

! colspan="8" |Seats won

class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |CDU

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |SPD

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |PDS

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |FDP

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |Grüne

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |Linke

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |AfD

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |BSW

style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};" |

! style="background:{{party color| Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}};" |

! style="background:{{party color| Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|The Left (Germany)}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|Alternative for Germany}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance}};" |

style="text-align: left;" |1990

!89

|style="background:#d1ffbd; |44

|21

|9

|9

|6

|

|

|

style="text-align: left;" |1994

!88

|style="background:#d1ffbd; |42

|29

|17

|

|

|

|

style="text-align: left;" |1999

!88

|style="background:#d1ffbd; |49

|18

|21

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align: left;" |2004

!88

|style="background:#d1ffbd; |45

|15

|28

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align: left;" |2009

!88

|style="background:#d1ffbd; |30

|18

|

|7

|6

|27

|

|

style="text-align: left;" |2014

!91

|style="background:#d1ffbd; |34

|12

|

|

|6

|28

|11

|

style="text-align: left;" |2019

!90

|21

|8

|

|5

|5

|style="background:#d1ffbd; |29

|22

|

style="text-align: left;" |2024

!88

|23

|6

|

|

|

|12

|style="background:#d1ffbd; |32

|15

=State Landtag Compositions=

File:1990 Thuringian Landtag.svg|1990 Thuringian state election

File:1994 Thuringian Landtag.svg|1994 Thuringian state election

File:1999 Thuringian Landtag.svg|1999 Thuringian state election

File:2004 Thuringian Landtag.svg|2004 Thuringian state election

File:2009 Thuringian Landtag.svg|2009 Thuringian state election

File:2014 Thuringian Landtag.svg|2014 Thuringian state election

File:2019 Thuringian state election - Landtag chart.svg|2019 Thuringian state election

File:2024 Thuringian Landtag.svg|2024 Thuringian state election

=State Election Result Maps=

File:1990 Thuringian state election.svg|1990 Thuringian state election - Black is CDU

File:1994 Thuringian state election.svg|1994 Thuringian state election - Black is CDU, Red is SPD

File:1999 Thuringian state election.svg|1999 Thuringian state election - Black is CDU

File:2004 Thuringian state election.svg|2004 Thuringian state election - Black is CDU, Pink is Left

File:2009 Thuringian state election.svg|2009 Thuringian state election - Black is CDU, Pink is Left, Red is SPD

File:2014 Thuringian state election.svg|2014 Thuringian state election - Black is CDU, Pink is Left, Red is SPD

File:2019 Thuringian state election.svg|2019 Thuringian state election - Black is CDU, Blue is AfD, Pink is Left, Red is SPD

File:2024 Thuringian state election - Map.svg|2024 Thuringian state election - Blue is AfD, Black is CDU, Pink is Left

=Constituencies in the Landtag=

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2|NoConstituencyMember

!2024

201920142009200419991994
style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 1

| Eichsfeld I

| Thadäus König

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 2

| Eichsfeld II

| Christina Tasch

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 3

| Nordhausen I

| Joerg Prophet

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 4

| Nordhausen II

| Kerstin Düben-Schaumann

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 5

| Wartburgkreis I

| Uwe Krell

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 6

| Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach

| Ulrike Jary

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 7

| Wartburgkreis III

| Marcus Malsch

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 8

| Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis I

| Jonas Urbach

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 9

| Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II

| Stefan Möller

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 10

| Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III

| Stefan Schard

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 11

| Kyffhäuserkreis II

| Jens Cotta

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 12

| Schmalkalden-Meiningen I

| Vicien Rottstedt

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 13

| Schmalkalden-Meiningen II

| Jan Abicht

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 14

| Gotha I

| Marcel Kramer

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 15

| Gotha II

| Stephan Steinbrück

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" | SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 16

| Sömmerda I – Gotha III

| Daniel Haseloff

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 17

| Sömmerda II

| Torsten Czuppon

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 18

| Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III

| Torsten Czuppon

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 19

| Sonneberg I

| Jürgen Treutler

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 20

| Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg II

| Melanie Berger

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 21

| Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV

| Torsten Czuppon

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}}" | PDS

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 22

| Ilm-Kreis I

| Andreas Bühl

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 23

| Ilm-Kreis II

| Olaf Kießling

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 24

| Erfurt I

| Sascha Castles

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}}" | PDS

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 25

| Erfurt II

| Torsten Czuppon

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" |

| 26

| Erfurt III

| Bodo Ramelow

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 27

| Erfurt IV

| Torsten Czuppon

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}}" | PDS

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 28

| Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I

| Thomas Benninghaus

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 29

| Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II

| Denis Häußer

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 30

| Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt III

| Torsten Czuppon

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 31

| Weimar I – Weimarer Land II

| Peter Gerhardt

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" |

| 32

| Weimar II

| Ulrike Grosse-Röthig

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 33

| Saale-Orla-Kreis I

| Uwe Thrum

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 34

| Saale-Orla-Kreis II

| Ringo Mühlmann

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 35

| Saale-Holzland-Kreis I

| Stephan Tiesler

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 36

| Saale-Holzland-Kreis II

| Wiebke Muhsal

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" |

| 37

| Jena I

| Jens Thomas

| bgcolor="{{party color| The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color| The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color| The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" | SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" | SPD

style="background-color: {{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" |

| 38

| Jena II

| Lena Saniye Güngör

| bgcolor="{{party color| The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color| The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color| The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color| The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" | SPD

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 39

| Greiz I

| Martina Schweinsburg

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 40

| Greiz II

| Christian Tischner

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 41

| Gera I

| Torsten Czuppon

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color| The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color| The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color| The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}}" | PDS

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 42

| Gera II

| Wolfganf Lauerwald

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color| The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color| The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

| bgcolor="{{party color|Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}}" | PDS

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 43

| Altenburger Land I

| Thomas Hoffmann

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 44

| Altenburger Land II

| Torben Braga

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

Constituencies in the Bundestag

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2|NoConstituencyMember

!2021

Voters20172013200920052002199819941990
style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 188

| Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis

| Manfred Grund

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| 209,203

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 189

| Eisenach – Wartburgkreis – Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

| Klaus Stöber

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| 212,267

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" | SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |

| 190

| Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I

| Holger Becker

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

| 198,697

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" | SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 191

| Gotha – Ilm-Kreis

| Marcus Bühl

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| 190,519

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" | SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" |

| 192

| Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II

| Carsten Schneider

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

| 217,944

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" | SPD

|colspan=4|Created for 2005 election

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 193

| Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land

| Stephan Brandner

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| 229,588

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" | SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

style="background-color: {{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" |

| 194

| Saalfeld-Rudolstadt – Saale-Holzland-Kreis – Saale-Orla-Kreis

| Michael Kaufmann

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}" | AfD

| 219,437

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" | SPD

|colspan=3|Created for 2002 election

style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" |

| 195

| Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg

| Frank Ullrich

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

| 230,071

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}" | Left

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

|bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}" | SPD

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | {{font color|white|CDU}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | CDU

=Bundestag election results =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 0.9em;"

! rowspan="3" |Election year

! rowspan="3" |% won

! colspan="10" |% won

class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |CDU

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |SPD

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |PDS

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |FDP

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |Grüne

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |NDP

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |Linke

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |AfD

! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |BSW

style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};" |

! style="background:{{party color| Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}};" |

! style="background:{{party color| Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Party of Germany}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|The Left (Germany)}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|Alternative for Germany}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht}};" |

style="text-align: left;" |1990

!100

|45.2

|21.9

|8.3

|14.6

|6.1

|

|

|

|

style="text-align: left;" |1994

!100

|41.0

|30.2

|17.2

|4.1

|4.9

|

|

|

|

style="text-align: left;" |1998

!100

|28.9

|34.5

|21.2

|3.4

|3.9

|

|

|

|

style="text-align: left;" |2002

!100

|29.4

|39.9

|17.0

|5.9

|4.3

|

|

|

|

style="text-align: left;" |2005

!100

|25.7

|29.8

|

|7.9

|4.8

|3.7

|26.1

|

|

style="text-align: left;" |2009

!100

|31.2

|17.6

|

|9.8

|6.0

|

|28.8

|

|

style="text-align: left;" |2013

!100

|38.8

|16.1

|

|2.6

|4.9

|

|23.4

|6.2

|

style="text-align: left;" |2017

!100

|28.8

|13.2

|

|7.8

|4.1

|

|16.9

|22.7

|

style="text-align: left;" |2021

!100

|16.9

|23.4

|

|9.0

|6.6

|

|11.4

|24.0

|

style="text-align: left;" |2025

!100

|18.6

|8.8

|

|2.8

|4.2

|

|15.2

|38.6

|9.4

See also

References

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