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.[1]

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.[2]

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is currently largest party in the Landtag following the 2024 Thuringian state election.

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.

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.

List of Minister Presidents of Thuringia

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Bodo Ramelow, incumbent Minister President
  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. Since 2020: Bodo Ramelow (Left)

Landtag of Thurnigia

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Party Strength in Landtag

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Election year Total
seats
Seats won
CDU SPD PDS FDP Grüne Linke AfD BSW
1990 89 44 21 9 9 6
1994 88 42 29 17
1999 88 49 18 21
2004 88 45 15 28
2009 88 30 18 7 6 27
2014 91 34 12 6 28 11
2019 90 21 8 5 5 29 22
2024 88 23 6 12 32 15

State Landtag Compositions

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State Election Result Maps

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Constituencies in the Landtag

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No Constituency Member 2024 2019 2014 2009 2004 1999 1994
1 Eichsfeld I Thadäus König CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
2 Eichsfeld II Christina Tasch CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
3 Nordhausen I Joerg Prophet AfD Left CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
4 Nordhausen II Kerstin Düben-Schaumann AfD Left Left CDU CDU CDU CDU
5 Wartburgkreis I Uwe Krell AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
6 Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach Ulrike Jary CDU CDU CDU Left CDU CDU CDU
7 Wartburgkreis III Marcus Malsch CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
8 Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis I Jonas Urbach CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
9 Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II Stefan Möller AfD AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
10 Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III Stefan Schard CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
11 Kyffhäuserkreis II Jens Cotta AfD AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
12 Schmalkalden-Meiningen I Vicien Rottstedt AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
13 Schmalkalden-Meiningen II Jan Abicht AfD AfD CDU Left CDU CDU CDU
14 Gotha I Marcel Kramer AfD AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
15 Gotha II Stephan Steinbrück AfD SPD SPD SPD CDU CDU CDU
16 Sömmerda I – Gotha III Daniel Haseloff AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
17 Sömmerda II Torsten Czuppon AfD AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
18 Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III Torsten Czuppon AfD AfD CDU Left CDU CDU CDU
19 Sonneberg I Jürgen Treutler AfD AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
20 Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg II Melanie Berger AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
21 Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV Torsten Czuppon AfD Left Left Left PDS CDU CDU
22 Ilm-Kreis I Andreas Bühl CDU CDU CDU Left CDU CDU CDU
23 Ilm-Kreis II Olaf Kießling AfD AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
24 Erfurt I Sascha Castles AfD Left Left Left PDS CDU CDU
25 Erfurt II Torsten Czuppon CDU Left Left Left CDU CDU CDU
26 Erfurt III Bodo Ramelow Left Left CDU Left CDU CDU CDU
27 Erfurt IV Torsten Czuppon AfD Left Left Left PDS CDU CDU
28 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I Thomas Benninghaus AfD AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
29 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II Denis Häußer AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
30 Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt III Torsten Czuppon AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
31 Weimar I – Weimarer Land II Peter Gerhardt AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
32 Weimar II Ulrike Grosse-Röthig Left Left CDU Left CDU CDU CDU
33 Saale-Orla-Kreis I Uwe Thrum AfD AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
34 Saale-Orla-Kreis II Ringo Mühlmann AfD CDU CDU Left CDU CDU CDU
35 Saale-Holzland-Kreis I Stephan Tiesler CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
36 Saale-Holzland-Kreis II Wiebke Muhsal AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
37 Jena I Jens Thomas Left Left Left SPD CDU CDU SPD
38 Jena II Lena Saniye Güngör Left Left Left Left CDU CDU SPD
39 Greiz I Martina Schweinsburg CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
40 Greiz II Christian Tischner CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
41 Gera I Torsten Czuppon AfD Left Left Left PDS CDU CDU
42 Gera II Wolfganf Lauerwald AfD AfD Left Left PDS CDU CDU
43 Altenburger Land I Thomas Hoffmann AfD AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
44 Altenburger Land II Torben Braga AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU

Constituencies in the Bundestag

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No Constituency Member 2021 Voters 2017 2013 2009 2005 2002 1998 1994 1990
188 Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis Manfred Grund CDU 209,203 CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
189 Eisenach – Wartburgkreis – Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis Klaus Stöber AfD 212,267 CDU CDU CDU SPD SPD SPD CDU CDU
190 Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I Holger Becker SPD 198,697 CDU CDU CDU CDU SPD SPD CDU CDU
191 Gotha – Ilm-Kreis Marcus Bühl AfD 190,519 CDU CDU CDU SPD SPD SPD CDU CDU
192 Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II Carsten Schneider SPD 217,944 CDU CDU CDU SPD Created for 2005 election
193 Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land Stephan Brandner AfD 229,588 CDU CDU CDU CDU SPD SPD CDU CDU
194 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt – Saale-Holzland-Kreis – Saale-Orla-Kreis Michael Kaufmann AfD 219,437 CDU CDU CDU SPD SPD Created for 2002 election
195 Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg Frank Ullrich SPD 230,071 CDU CDU Left SPD SPD SPD CDU CDU

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References

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