Key results and facts from German state elections on 13 March
Baden-Württemberg
Population: 10.7 million (2014)
State capital: Stuttgart
Votes in Bundesrat (second federal chamber): 6 out of 69
Government: Green Party and Christian Democrats (CDU)
State Prime Minister: Winfried Kretschmann (67), Green Party
Minister for environment, climate and energy economy: Franz Untersteller (59), Green Party
Find the coalition agreement (in German) here.
Election results
(Threshold for parliament: 5% of votes)
| Party | 2011 result | 2016 result |
| CDU | 39.0% | 27.0% |
| SPD | 23.1% | 12.7% |
| Green Party | 24.2% | 30.3% |
| FDP | 5.3% | 8.3% |
| Left Party | 2.8% | 2.9% |
| AfD | - | 15.1% |
Regional power mix:
State party websites (including election manifestos - Wahlprogramm - in German):
Green Party, Social Democratic Party (SPD), Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Free Democratic Party (FDP), Left Party (Die Linke), Alternative for Germany (AfD)
Rhineland-Palatinate
Population: 4 million (2014)
State capital: Mainz
Votes in Bundesrat: 4 out of 69
Government: Social Democrats (SPD), Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Green Party
State Prime Minister: Marie Luise (Malu) Dreyer (55), SPD
Minister for environment and energy policy: Ulrike Höfken (61), Green Party
Find the coalition agreement (in German) here.
Election results
(Threshold for parliament: 5% of votes)
| Party | 2011 result | 2016 result |
| CDU | 35.2% | 31.8% |
| SPD | 35.7% | 36.2% |
| Green Party | 15,4% | 5.3% |
| FDP | 4.2% | 6.2% |
| Left Party | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| AfD | - | 12.6% |
Regional power mix:
State party websites:
Social Democratic Party (SPD), Green Party, Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Free Democratic Party (FDP), Left Party (Die Linke), Alternative for Germany (AfD)
Saxony-Anhalt
Population: 2.2 million (2014)
State capital: Magdeburg
Votes in Bundesrat: 4 out of 69
Government: Christian Democrats (CDU), Social Democrats (SPD) and Green Party
State Prime Minister: Reiner Haseloff (62), CDU
Minister for environment, agriculture and energy: Prof. Dr. Claudia Dalbert (61), Green Party
Find the coalition agreement (in German) here.
Election results
(Threshold for parliament: 5% of votes)
| Party | 2011 result | 2016 result |
| CDU | 32.5% | 29.8% |
| SPD | 21.5% | 10.6% |
| Green Party | 7.1% | 5.2% |
| FDP | 3.8% | 4.9% |
| Left Party | 23.7% | 16.3% |
| AfD | - | 24.3% |
Regional power mix:
State party websites:
Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Social Democratic Party (SPD), Left Party (Die Linke), Green Party, Free Democratic Party (FDP), Alternative for Germany (AfD)
