Overview of the politics of Brandenburg
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
Bodo Ramelow, incumbent Minister President 1990 - 1992: Karl Steinhoff (CDU )
1992 - 2003: Bernhard Vogel (CDU)
2003 - 2009: Dieter Althaus (CDU)
2009 - 2014: Christine Lieberknecht (CDU)
2014 - 2020: Bodo Ramelow (Left )
2020: Thomas Kemmerich (FDP )
Since 2020: Bodo Ramelow (Left)
Landtag of Thurnigia
Party Strength in Landtag
State Landtag Compositions
State Election Result Maps
Constituencies in the Landtag
Constituencies in the Bundestag
See also
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