Saarland state election, 2009

  • Left: 11
  • SPD: 13
  • Green: 3
  • FDP: 5
  • CDU: 19

The state elections in Saarland in 2009 took place on August 30, 2009. On the same date, a new parliament was elected in Saxony and Thuringia.

The CDU Prime Minister Peter Müller losses suffered double-digit percentage point range. So you lost the absolute majority in the state parliament. The SPD under Heiko Maas lost voting rights, but stopped in front of the left, it achieved with its leading candidate Oskar Lafontaine by far the best results in a West German state. The FDP could significantly increase. Also, Alliance 90/The Greens succeeded in re- entry into the state parliament.

Final official final result

The turnout was 67.6 % and thus increased compared to the 2004 election significantly by 12.1 percentage points.

Initial situation

The CDU reigned since 1999 in the Saarland by absolute majority. In the election on 5 September 1999, the Christian Democrats had won with 45.5 % and 26 mandates an absolute majority. 2004, the CDU expand this majority still and eventually received 27 mandates. The SPD suffered heavy losses with their top candidate Heiko Maas. She lost again 13% of the vote and was represented from now on with only 18 deputies in the parliament. Alliance 90/The Greens and the FDP / DPS fought in 2004 to the re-entry into the state parliament, the Alliance 90/The Greens since 1994 and the FDP / DPS no longer belonged since 1990. This was achieved both with three seats. Since the change of Barbara Spaniols of Alliance 90/The Greens on the left (2007) decreed Alliance 90/The Greens only two deputies.

Results by the parties in 2004:

  • CDU: 47.5 % - 27 MPs
  • SPD: 30.8 % - 18 MPs
  • Alliance 90/The Greens: 5.6 % - 3 MPs
  • FDP / DPS: 5.2% - 3 MPs
  • NPD: 4.0%
  • FAMILY: 3.0%
  • PDS: 2.3%

As a result, Peter Müller was able to form a CDU - party government again.

Parties

Political parties competed for state election:

  • Christian Democratic Union
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany
  • Alliance 90/The Greens
  • Free Democratic Party / Democratic Party Saar
  • The Left
  • Family Party of Germany
  • Free citizens Union
  • CDU / Citizens Alliance
  • Health our right (only in the constituency Saarlouis )
  • National Democratic Party of Germany

Dials

The CDU went without a coalition statement in the election campaign. Acting Prime Minister Müller commented,:

" The Union should certainly concede that the level of content, compliance with the FDP may be enough to dare a common policy project. But I do not think we need it, than to make great People's Party, the plus x percent aiming at a result of 40, a specific coalition deal. "

Dial destination of the SPD was the replacement of the ruling CDU. Furthermore, the tuition fees for students at the universities of Saarland should be abolished. The leading candidate of the Saar- SPD entered into a coalition with the Left not. The Left sought a coalition with the SPD.

Surveys

Possible coalitions

To form a majority government at least 26 deputies were needed. This came for the formation of a government both a grand coalition of CDU and SPD ( 32 seats) and a triple coalition with the participation of the Greens in question, either in a 27 mandates strong red-red- green, or a so-called Jamaica coalition ( also 27 mandates).

The Greens paved October 11, 2009 with her decision for coalition negotiations with the CDU and FDP on a state convention the way for the first Jamaica coalition at the state level. After party days of the CDU, FDP and Greens had approved this, the coalition agreement was signed on 9 November 2009, after which on 10 November, the election of the Prime Minister and the formation of the Cabinet Mueller III followed.

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