Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 2006
Encyclopedia
The Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 2006, was conducted on March 26, 2006, to elect members to the Landtag
(state legislature) of Rhineland-Palatinate
.
in the federal government. Thus, the big parties, SPD and CDU, did not attack each other as roughly as they used to before 2006. The SPD was expected to profit from the personality of Kurt Beck
, while the CDU ran again with their leader Christoph Böhr, who had already lost the 2001 election.
(SPD) remained Minister-President, winning an outright majority. Beck offered the FDP to continue the coalition ("red-yellow"). The FDP, however, denied and will be an opposition party. The Alliance '90/The Greens
lost their representation in the Landtag
.
Landtag
A Landtag is a representative assembly or parliament in German-speaking countries with some legislative authority.- Name :...
(state legislature) of Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
.
Issues and Campaign
The election was one of the first held under the grand coalitionGrand coalition
A grand coalition is an arrangement in a multi-party parliamentary system in which the two largest political parties of opposing political ideologies unite in a coalition government...
in the federal government. Thus, the big parties, SPD and CDU, did not attack each other as roughly as they used to before 2006. The SPD was expected to profit from the personality of Kurt Beck
Kurt Beck
Kurt Beck is a German politician , serving as the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1994 and as President of the Bundesrat in 2000/01. On May 14, 2006, he succeeded Matthias Platzeck as Chairman of the German Social Democratic Party...
, while the CDU ran again with their leader Christoph Böhr, who had already lost the 2001 election.
Results
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage | Total Seats | Seat percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... (SPD) |
799,216 | 45.6% | 53 | 52.5% |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 574,464 | 32.8% | 38 | 37.6% |
| Free Democratic Party Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... (FDP) |
140,824 | 8.0% | 10 | 9.9% |
| Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir... |
81,456 | 4.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Labour and Social Justice Party Labour and Social Justice Party Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative was a German political party founded in 2005 by activists disenchanted with the ruling Red-Green coalition government. On 16 June 2007 WASG merged with The Left Party.PDS to form the new united party The Left... (WASG) |
44,661 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| All Others | 112,410 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 1,753,031 | 100.0% | 101 | 100.0% |
Post-election
Kurt BeckKurt Beck
Kurt Beck is a German politician , serving as the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1994 and as President of the Bundesrat in 2000/01. On May 14, 2006, he succeeded Matthias Platzeck as Chairman of the German Social Democratic Party...
(SPD) remained Minister-President, winning an outright majority. Beck offered the FDP to continue the coalition ("red-yellow"). The FDP, however, denied and will be an opposition party. The Alliance '90/The Greens
Alliance '90/The Greens
Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir...
lost their representation in the Landtag
Landtag
A Landtag is a representative assembly or parliament in German-speaking countries with some legislative authority.- Name :...
.