The Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on March 20, 2011 in Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...

 for the 20th legislative period of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt

Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt

The Saxony-Anhalt Landtag is the state diet of the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. It convenes in Magdeburg and currently consists of 97 members of four Parties...

. The Minister-President

Minister-President

A minister-president is the head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments, in which a parliamentary or semi-presidential system of government prevails, who presides over the council of ministers...

 since 2002 has been Wolfgang Böhmer

Wolfgang Böhmer

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Böhmer is a German politician and former Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt from 16 May 2002 to 19 April 2011. He served as President of the Bundesrat in 2002/03....

 (CDU

Christian Democratic Union (Germany)

The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...

), who formed a grand coalition

Grand Coalition (Germany)

In modern Germany, grand coalition describes a governing coalition of the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats, as they are the two largest parties.-Weimar Republic:...

 with the SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany

The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...

 after the previous state election in 2006. He did not run for re-election.

Results

|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left colspan="2" valign=top| Parties
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="1"| Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="2"| Vote % (change)
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="2"| Seats (change)
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="2"| Seat % (change)
|- align=right
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|align=left| Christian Democratic Union

Christian Democratic Union (Germany)

The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...

|322,897
| 32.5
| -3.7
| 41
| +1
| 39.0
|
|- align=right
||
|align=left| The Left

The Left (Germany)

The Left , also commonly referred to as the Left Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The Left is the most left-wing party of the five represented in the Bundestag....

|234,917
| 23.7
| -0.4
| 29
| +3
| 27.6
|
|- align=right
||
|align=left| Social Democratic Party of Germany

Social Democratic Party of Germany

The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...

|213,586
| 21.5
| +0.1
| 26
| +2
| 24.8
|
|- align=right
||
|align=left| Alliance '90/The Greens

Alliance '90/The Greens

Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir...

|70,906
| 7.1
| +3.6
| 9
| +9
| 8.6
|
|- align=right
|bgcolor="#884400"|
|align=left| National Democratic Party of Germany

National Democratic Party of Germany

The National Democratic Party of Germany – The People's Union , is a far right German nationalist party. It was founded in 1964 a successor to the German Reich Party . Party statements self-identify as Germany's "only significant patriotic force"...

|45,697
| 4.6
| +4.6
| 0
| 0
| -
|
|- align=right
||
|align=left| Free Democratic Party

Free Democratic Party (Germany)

The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...

|38,172
| 3.8
| -2.8
| 0
| -7
| -
|
|- align=right
|bgcolor="green"|
|align=left| Free Voters

Free Voters

Free Voters is a German concept in which an association of persons participates in an election without having the status of a registered political party. Usually it is a locally organized group of voters in the form of a registered association . In most cases, Free Voters are active only at the...

|28,181
| 2.8
| +2.8
| -
| -
| -
|
|- align=right
|bgcolor="white"|
|align=left| Animal Protection Party
|15,727
| 1.6
| +1.6
| -
| -
| -
|
|- align=right
||
|align=left| Pirate Party Germany
|13,828
| 1.4
| +1.4
| -
| -
| -
|
|- align=right
|bgcolor="darkgray"|
|align=left| All Others
|9,283
| 1.0
| -4.1
| -
| -
| -
|
|- align=right
!
!align=left| Totals
|993,175
|100.0
|
|105
|
|100.0
|
|}

Post-election

On April 19, 2011, Reiner Haseloff

Reiner Haseloff

Reiner Haseloff is a German politician and since April 19, 2011, he is the Minister-President of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt....

was elected the new Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt and he continues the Grand coalition with the Social Democrats.