2009 Saarland state election

2009 Saarland state election

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All 51 seats in the Landtag of Saarland 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	534,793 (67.6%) 12.1%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Peter Müller Heiko Maas Oskar Lafontaine Party CDU SPD Left Last election 27 seats, 47.5% 18 seats, 30.8% 0 seats, 2.3%[a] Seats won 19 13 11 Seat change 8 5 11 Popular vote 184,537 131,241 113,664 Percentage 34.5% 24.5% 21.3% Swing 13.0% 6.3% 19.0%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Christoph Hartmann Hubert Ulrich Party FDP Greens Last election 3 seats, 5.2% 3 seats, 5.6% Seats won 5 3 Seat change 2 0 Popular vote 49,064 31,516 Percentage 9.2% 5.9% Swing 4.0% 0.3%
Minister-President before election Peter Müller CDU Elected Minister-President Peter Müller CDU

The 2009 Saarland state election was held on 30 August 2009 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. It was held on the same day as state elections in Saxony and Thuringia. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Peter Müller lost its majority. The CDU subsequently formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and The Greens, and Müller was re-elected as Minister-President. This was the first Jamaica coalition formed in Germany.
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