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.[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 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.

  1. ^ https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-far-right-afd-we-have-a-clear-mandate-to-govern/a-70105904
  2. ^ https://thueringen.de/staatskanzlei/