Hesse state election, 1999
The Hesse state election, 1999, was conducted on February 7, 1999, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of Hesse.
Issues and Campaign
Results
| Party |
Party List votes |
Vote percentage |
Total Seats |
Seat percentage |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
1,215,783 |
43.4% (+4.2) |
50 (+5) |
45.5% |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
1,102,544 |
39,4% (+1.4) |
46 (+2) |
41.8% |
| Alliance '90/The Greens |
201,914 |
7.2% (-4.0) |
8 (-5) |
7.3% |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) |
142,845 |
5.1% (-2.3) |
6 (-2) |
5.5% |
| The Republicans |
75,114 |
2.7% (+0.7) |
0 (=) |
0.0% |
| All Others |
62,892 |
2.2% (=) |
0 (=) |
0.0% |
| Totals |
2,800,372 |
100.0% |
110 |
100.0% |
Post-election
The "red-green coalition" from Prime Minister Hans Eichel (SPD) lost its majority, so the Landtag elected Roland Koch (CDU) as new Prime Minister. He built up a coalition with the FDP, to form the new government.
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