2009 Saarland state election

The 2009 Saarland state election was held on 30 August 2009 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. It was held on the same day as state elections in Saxony and Thuringia. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Peter Müller lost its majority. The CDU subsequently formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and The Greens, and Müller was re-elected as Minister-President. This was the first Jamaica coalition formed in Germany.

Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2004 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christian democracy Peter Müller 47.5% SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany Social democracy Heiko Maas 30.8% Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens Green politics Hubert Ulrich 5.6% FDP Free Democratic Party Classical liberalism Christoph Hartmann 5.2%

Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CDU SPD Grüne FDP Linke Others Lead 2009 state election 30 Aug 2009 – 34.5 24.5 5.9 9.2 21.3 4.6 10.0 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 17–20 Aug 2009 1,000 36 26 6 9 16 7 10 Infratest dimap 18–20 Aug 2009 1,000 38 26 6 9 15 6 12 Infratest dimap 20–21 Apr 2009 1,000 36 27 7 9 18 3 9 Emnid 2–10 Mar 2009 1,000 38 23 5 8 22 4 15 Infratest dimap 23–26 Oct 2008 1,000 38 25 5 6 23 3 13 dimap 11–16 Sep 2008 1,003 42 22 6 6 20 4 20 Emnid 26 Aug–2 Sep 2008 1,002 40 23 5 6 22 4 17 Forsa 25–29 Aug 2008 1,001 37 23 5 7 24 4 13 Emnid 13–27 Feb 2008 ~500 40 25 7 6 19 ? 15 Infratest dimap Sep 2007 1,000 41 26 6 5 18 4 15 Emnid 30 Apr–16 May 2007 504 40 26 8 8 13 5 14 SaarZoom Jun 2007 600 36 35 8 7 13 1 1 Infratest dimap 9–14 Nov 2006 1,000 39 34 6 7 10 4 5 Infratest 29 Aug–10 Sep 2006 1,000 38 31 5 8 13 5 7 Infratest dimap 14–17 Jul 2005 1,000 43 23 6 5 19 4 20 Infratest 27 Jan–1 Feb 2005 1,000 44 36 7 5 – 8 8 2004 state election 5 Sep 2004 – 47.5 30.8 5.6 5.2 2.3 10.9 16.7

Election result Both the CDU and SPD suffered significant losses, losing almost 20% of vote share between them. This came primarily to the benefit of The Left, which achieved by far its best result in a western state, debuting at 21.3%. The Greens and Free Democratic Party (FDP) also benefited to a lesser degree. As in a number of western states during the 2007–2009 period, the entry of The Left meant that neither the CDU–FDP nor SPD–Green coalitions won a majority.The Greens Are About to Churn Up Germany's Party System

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