2024 Thuringian state election

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The 2024 Thuringian state election was held on 1 September 2024 to elect the members of the 8th Landtag of Thuringia. It was held on the same day as the 2024 Saxony state election. The outgoing government was a minority government formed by The Left, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and The Greens, led by Minister-President Bodo Ramelow of The Left. Ramelow had led the state since 2014, including through the political crisis following the 2020 state election. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) under state-level leadership of Björn Höcke, both far-right, emerged as the largest party with 33% of the vote, marking its best ever result and the first time it placed first in a state election. The governing coalition suffered heavy losses: The Left, from which the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) had split off in late 2023, lost more than half of its support and fell to fourth place with 13% while the newly-formed BSW picked up these voters and debuted in third with 16%. Even worse were the...

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