2006 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

The 2006 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 17 September 2006 to elect the members of the 5th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) led by Minister-President Harald Ringstorff was returned with a reduced majority. However, the SPD chose not to continue the coalition. They instead formed a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Ringstorff was subsequently re-elected as Minister-President.

The neo-Nazi National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) won 6 seats.

Issues and campaign The economy was a major issue throughout the campaign. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's unemployment rate was among the worst in Germany. The possibility of the far-right NPD entering the parliament also became an issue late in the campaign, with all established parties condemning it.

Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 4th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2002 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany Social democracy Harald Ringstorff 20.6% CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christian democracy Jürgen Seidel 31.4% PDS Party of Democratic Socialism Democratic socialism Wolfgang Methling 16.4%

Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU PDS FDP Grüne NPD Others Lead 2006 state election 17 Sep 2006 – 30.2 28.8 16.8 9.6 3.4 7.3 3.9 1.4 Emnid 5–7 Sep 2006 500 29 31 21 7 3 7 2 2 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 4–7 Sep 2006 1,116 29 33 18 7 4 7 2 4 Infratest dimap 4–6 Sep 2006 1,000 31 30 20 7 4 6 2 1 Infratest dimap 27–30 Aug 2006 1,000 30 31 21 6 4 6 2 1 Emnid 22–24 Aug 2006 500 28 31 23 7 3 4 4 3 Infratest dimap 20–23 Aug 2006 1,000 31 30 23 6 3 4 3 1 Forsa 16–18 Aug 2006 1,003 28 30 24 7 4 4 3 2 Emnid 7–10 Aug 2006 500 29 31 22 7 4 3 4 2 Infratest dimap 31 Jul–2 Aug 2006 1,000 29 33 22 6 4 4 2 4 Emnid 5–12 Jul 2006 1,001 31 33 21 7 4 – 4 2 Infratest dimap 10–11 Jul 2006 1,000 31 32 21 7 4 – 5 1 Emnid 19–30 May 2006 1,009 30 31 23 7 4 4 1 1 Infratest November 2005 1,000 34 29 24 5 4 – 4 5 Emnid 5–8 Sep 2005 500 26 35 25 5 4 – 5 9 Emnid 22–25 Aug 2005 500 22 32 31 6 5 – 4 1 Emnid 8–11 Aug 2005 500 20 31 34 6 6 – 3 3 Emnid 25 Sep 2004 750 28 31 21 5 7 3 5 3 Infratest dimap 1–6 Jun 2004 1,003 29 44 15 5 5 – 2 15 Emnid 8 May 2004 752 28 39 17 6 7 – 3 11 Emnid 7 Nov 2003 750 26 41 19 5 6 – 3 15 Emnid 21 Jun 2003 750 35 37 14 5 5 – 4 2 Emnid 1 Mar 2003 ? 33 40 14 5 4 – 4 7 2002 state election 22 Sep 2002 – 40.6 31.4 16.4 4.7 2.6 0.8 3.5 9.2

Election result

See also 2004 Saxony state election References

Sources Election Results from the Landtag of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania Landtagswahl Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

2006 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

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