2022 North Rhine-Westphalia state election
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The 2022 North Rhine-Westphalia state election was held on 15 May 2022 to elect the 18th Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. The outgoing government (First Wüst cabinet) was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Hendrik Wüst.
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All 195 seats in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia 98 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 7,201,210 (55.5% 9.6pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of the election, showing the winner of each single-member district and the distribution of list seats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The CDU remained the largest party with 36% of votes, a small increase from 2017, while the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) declined to 27%. The Greens almost tripled their vote share to 18%. The FDP fell sharply to 6%, and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) slipped to 5%. Overall, the incumbent coalition lost its majority, though the opposition SPD and Greens also fell short of victory.[1][2]
After the election, CDU formed a coalition with the Greens. This was the first time the two parties had worked together on the state level in North Rhine-Westphalia. Hendrik Wüst was re-elected as Minister-President on 28 June, and his cabinet was sworn in the next day.[3]