2012 Saarland state election

The 2012 Saarland state election was held in on 25 March 2012 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The election was triggered by the collapse of the previous coalition government comprising the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Free Democratic Party (FDP), and The Greens. The CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Kramp-Karrenbauer was re-elected as Minister-President.

2012 Saarland state election
25 March 2012
All 51 seats of the Landtag of the Saarland
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout481,294 (61.6%)
6.0%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Heiko Maas Oskar Lafontaine
Party CDU SPD Left
Last election 19 seats, 34.5% 13 seats, 24.5% 11 seats, 21.3%
Seats won 19 17 9
Seat change 0 4 2
Popular vote 169,617 147,170 77,612
Percentage 35.2% 30.6% 16.1%
Swing 0.7% 6.1% 5.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Jasmin Maurer Simone Peter
Party Pirates Greens
Last election Did not contest 3 seats, 5.9%
Seats won 4 2
Seat change 4 1
Popular vote 35,656 24,252
Percentage 7.4% 5.0%
Swing 7.4% 0.9%
Minister-President before election

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
CDU

 Elected Minister-President

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
CDU

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