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1999 Thuringian state election
The 1999 Thuringian state election was held on 12 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent government was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Bernhard Vogel. The CDU won an absolute majority in the election and formed government alone; Vogel continued as Minister-President.
As of 2024, this is the most recent Thuringian state election, where a party received more than 50% of the vote.
The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Thuringia.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1994 result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | Christian democracy | Bernhard Vogel | 42.6% | 42 / 88 | |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Social democracy | Richard Dewes | 29.6% | 29 / 88 | |
| PDS | Party of Democratic SocialismPartei des Demokratischen Sozialismus | Democratic socialism | Bodo Ramelow | 16.6% | 17 / 88 |
Composition of the Landtag
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 592,474 | 51.0 | 8.4 | 49 | 7 | 55.7 | |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 247,906 | 21.3 | 4.7 | 21 | 4 | 23.9 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 214,801 | 18.5 | 11.1 | 18 | 11 | 20.5 | |
| German People's Union (DVU) | 36,386 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 21,617 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 13,001 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Others | 34,996 | 3.0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 |
- Landtagswahl 1999 in Thüringen - endgültiges Ergebnis
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