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Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt State Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
SPD
35.9 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
4
±0 compared to 1994
Voter Turnout
71.5 %
+16.7 percentage points compared to 1994
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Final Official Results: Saxony-Anhalt State Election

The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. Saxony-Anhalt State Election Results, Held on April 26, 1998

SPD
35.9
+1.9
CDU
22.0
-12.4
PDS
19.6
-0.3
DVU
12.9
+12.9
FDP
4.2
+0.6
Grüne
3.2
-1.9
Fut.!
0.8
+0.8
REP
0.7
-0.7
FORUM
0.4
+0.4
UDP
0.3
+0.3
Government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 40.5% of the seats.

Landtag Seat Distribution After Saxony-Anhalt's State Election

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Who Governed Saxony-Anhalt Post-Election?

Election Day 04/26/1998 Government formation 30 days Höppner II 05/26/1998 – 05/16/2002

Höppner II

 May 26, 1998 – May 16, 2002 · 3 years 11 months
47 of 116 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Left SPD 35.9 % +1.9 47 +11
Centre-Right CDU 22.0 % -12.4 28 -9
Left PDS 19.6 % -0.3 25 +4
Far-Right Deutsche Volksunion 12.9 % +12.9 16 +16
Liberal FDP 4.2 % +0.6 0 ±0
Environment & Climate Grüne 3.2 % -1.9 0 -5
Unknown Future! 0.8 % +0.8 0 ±0
Right Republikaner 0.7 % -0.7 0 ±0
Centre-Left Neues Forum 0.4 % +0.4 0 ±0
Centre-Right Deutscher Mittelstand 0.3 % +0.3 0 ±0

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