1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election
The 1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 26 April 1998 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent government was a minority coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Reinhard Höppner, supported by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered major losses, mostly to the national conservative German People's Union (DVU). The Greens fell out of the Landtag. After the election, the SPD formed a new minority government alone with the support of the PDS, and Höppner continued in office.
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All 116 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt 59 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 1,495,531 (71.5%) 16.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1994 result | |||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | 34.4% | 37 / 99 | ||
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Reinhard Höppner | 34.0% | 36 / 99 | |
| PDS | Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus |
Democratic socialism | 19.9% | 21 / 99 | ||
| Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen |
Green politics | 5.1% | 5 / 99 | ||
Election result
Summary of the 26 April 1998 election results for the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 536,501 | 35.9 | 1.9 |
47 | 11 |
40.5 | |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 329,282 | 22.0 |  12.4 |
28 | 9 |
24.1 | |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 293,475 | 29.6 | 0.3 |
25 | 4 |
21.6 | |
| German People's Union (DVU) | 192,352 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
16 | 16 |
13.8 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 63,250 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 48,542 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
0 | 5 |
0 | |
| Others | 32,219 | 2.1 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1,495,531 | 100.0 | 116 | 17 |
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| Voter turnout | 71.5 | 16.7 |
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