Politics of Thuringia

The Politics of Thuringia takes place within a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the Federal Government of Germany exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including Thuringia.

The four main parties, following the 2024 elections, are the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the centre-right Christian Democratic Union, the populist left Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), and the left-wing Left Party.

[1] Every five years, all Germans residing in the State over the age of 18 elect the members of the Landtag of Thuringia.

[2] The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is currently largest party in the Landtag following the 2024 Thuringian state election.

[citation needed] Thuringia in 1930 saw the first Nazi to hold a ministerial-level post at any level in Germany, with Wilhelm Frick as state Minister of the Interior.