Overview
- ARD/ZDF projections put the Greens at roughly 31.6–31.8% to the CDU’s 29.6–30.2%, and Cem Özdemir has called the CDU to negotiations to continue the green–black coalition.
- The AfD roughly doubles its vote share to about 18% and becomes the largest opposition force, with all other parties ruling out coalition talks with it.
- The SPD falls to around 5.4–5.6% as state leader Andreas Stoch announces his resignation, while the FDP and Die Linke at about 4.3–4.4% fail to enter the Landtag.
- Turnout rises to about 70–71% under new electoral rules that introduced a two‑vote system and enfranchised 16‑ and 17‑year‑olds.
- National leaders weigh the fallout ahead of the Rheinland‑Pfalz election, and Stuttgart’s CDU mayor Frank Nopper publicly proposes a rotating premiership as coalition talks take shape.