1990 Thuringian state election
Appearance
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All 89 seats in the Landtag of Thuringia 45 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 1,403,354 (71.7%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results for the single-member constituencies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Thuringia state election was held on 14 October 1990 to elect the members of the first Landtag of Thuringia. It was the first election held in Thuringia since the reunification of Germany, which took place on 3 October. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Josef Duchač emerged as the largest party with 45.4%, followed by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 22.8%. The CDU formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and Duchač became Thuringia's first post-reunification Minister-President.
Parties
The table below lists parties which won seats in the election.
Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | ||
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CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Josef Duchač | |
SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Friedhelm Farthmann | |
PDS | Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus |
Democratic socialism | Gabi Zimmer | |
FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei |
Classical liberalism | Hartmut Sieckmann | |
Grüne | New Forum/The Greens/Democracy Now Neues Forum/Die Grünen/Demokratie Jetzt |
Green politics |
Election result
Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats % | |||
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 637,055 | 45.4 | 44 | 49.4 | |||
Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 319,376 | 22.8 | 21 | 23.6 | |||
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 136,464 | 9.7 | 9 | 10.1 | |||
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 130,035 | 9.3 | 9 | 10.1 | |||
New Forum/The Greens/Democracy Now (Grüne) | 90,829 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.7 | |||
German Social Union (DSU) | 45,979 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | |||
Others | 43,616 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1,403,354 | 100.0 | 89 | ||||
Voter turnout | 71.7 |
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