Saxony-Anhalt state election, 2006

The Saxony-Anhalt state election, 2006, was conducted on March 26, 2006, to elect members to the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.

Results

Summary of the 26 March 2006 Saxony-Anhalt state diet (Landtag) election results
Parties Votes Vote % (change) Seats (change) Seat % (change)
Christian Democratic Union 326,712 36.2 -1.1 40 -8 41.2 -0.5
The Left 217,285 24.1 +3.7 26 +1 26.8 +5.1
Social Democratic Party of Germany 192,754 21.4 +1.4 24 -1 24.7 +3.0
Free Democratic Party 60,207 6.7 -6.6 7 -10 7.2 -7.6
Alliance '90/The Greens 32,118 3.6 +1.6 0 - 0 -
German People's Union 26,894 3.0 +3.0 0 - 0 -
All Others 46,235 5.0 +2.4 0 - 0 -
Totals 902,205 100 - 97 -18 100 -
Seat results — SPD in red, PDS in purple, CDU in black, FDP in yellow

Post-election

Minister-President Wolfgang Böhmer (CDU) formed a new government switching former coalition partner the FDP with the SPD.

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