2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election

2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election

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All 73 seats in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein 37 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,474,508 (64.2%) 4.0%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Daniel Günther Torsten Albig Monika Heinold Party CDU SPD Greens Last election 22 seats, 30.8% 22 seats, 30.4% 10 seats, 13.2% Seats won 25 21 10 Seat change 3 1 0 Popular vote 471,460 401,806 190,181 Percentage 32.0% 27.3% 12.9% Swing 1.2% 3.1% 0.3%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Wolfgang Kubicki Jörg Nobis Lars Harms Party FDP AfD SSW Last election 6 seats, 8.2% Did not exist 3 seats, 4.6% Seats won 9 5 3 Seat change 3 5 0 Popular vote 169,037 86,711 48,968 Percentage 11.5% 5.9% 3.3% Swing 3.3% New party 1.3%   Seventh party   Leader Patrick Breyer Party Pirates Last election 6 seats, 8.2% Seats won 0 Seat change 6 Popular vote 17,091 Percentage 1.2% Swing 7.0%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Government before election Albig cabinet SPD–Green–SSW Government after election Günther cabinet CDU–Green–FDP

The 2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 7 May 2017 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent government was led by Minister-President Torsten Albig, and consisted of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), The Greens, and the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW). The government lost its majority in the election.

The result was a stalemate, with the incumbent left-wing government parties (SPD, Greens and SSW) being three seats short of a majority, and CDU and its usual coalition partner FDP also coming up three seats short due to the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) entering the Landtag. With no party willing to go into coalition with them, it necessitated cross-aisle cooperation.

FDP leader Wolfgang Kubicki ruled out a traffic light coalition (SPD-Greens-FDP),^[1] whilst CDU leader Daniel Günther ruled out a Grand coalition (CDU-SPD).^[2] The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) subsequently formed a Jamaica coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Greens. Günther was elected Minister-President by the Landtag, and Günther cabinet was sworn into office.