Schleswig-Holstein state election, 2012

Schleswig-Holstein state election, 2012

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All 69 seats of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein 35 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60.1%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jost de Jager Torsten Albig Robert Habeck Party CDU SPD Green Last election 34 seats, 31.5% 25 seats, 25.4% 12 seats, 12.4% Seats before 34 25 12 Seats won 22 22 10 Seat change 12 3 2 Popular vote 408,573 403,783 174,572 Percentage 30.8% 30.4% 13.2% Swing 0.7% 5.0% 0.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Wolfgang Kubicki Torge Schmidt Anke Spoorendonk Party FDP Pirates SSW Last election 14 seats, 14.9% 0 seats, 1.8% 4 seats, 4.3% Seats before 14 0 4 Seats won 6 6 3 Seat change 8 6 1 Popular vote 108,902 108,740 61,022 Percentage 8.2% 8.2% 4.6% Swing 6.7% 6.4% 0.3%   Seventh party   Leader Antje Jansen Party Left Last election 6 seats, 6.0% Seats before 6 Seats won 0 Seat change 6 Popular vote 29,868 Percentage 2.2% Swing 3.8%
Minister-President before election Peter Harry Carstensen CDU Minister-President designate Torsten Albig SPD

Peter Harry Carstensen
CDU

Torsten Albig
SPD

A state election occurred in Schleswig-Holstein on 6 May 2012. All 69 seats in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein were contested in this election.

Exit polling results predicted a close race, with 30.6% for the CDU, 8.3% for the FDP, 29.9% for the SPD, 14% for the Greens, 8% for the Pirates, and 4.5% for the minority Danish SSW. The Left Party failed to achieve enough votes to pass the minimum threshold for representation.

After the elections, SPD held coalition talks with the Greens and SSW, with the three parties having 35 seats altogether. The coalition was dubbed as the "Danish traffic light" or "Namibia coalition" due to the participation of SSW. After the parties reached an agreement, SPD leader Albig was chosen by the Landtag as the new Minister-President with 37 votes on 12 June 2012.

The following opinion polls were conducted during the campaign:

Pollsters also asked about voter preferences for the next Minister-President:

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