Lower Saxony state election, 1998
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The Lower Saxony state election, 1998, was conducted on March 1, 1998, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of Lower Saxony.
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[edit] Issues and Campaign
[edit] Results
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage | Total Seats | Seat percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 2,068,477 | 47.9% (+3.6) | 83 (+2) | 52.9% |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 1,549,227 | 35.9% (-0.5) | 62 (-5) | 39.5% |
| Alliance '90/The Greens | 304,193 | 7.0% (-0.4) | 12 (-1) | 7.6% |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 209,610 | 4.9% (+0.5) | 0 (=) | 0.0% |
| The Republicans | 118,975 | 2.8% (-0.9) | 0 (=) | 0.0% |
| All Others | 64,450 | 1.5% (-2.3) | 0 (=) | 0.0% |
| Totals | 4,314,932 | 100.0% | 157 (-4) | 100.0% |
[edit] Post-election
SPD vote rises up. So Prime Minister Gerhard Schröder (SPD) was able to form an SPD government again. A few days after election Schröder was nominated as candidat for chancelorship for the federal elections in the same year by his party.
