In Thuringia, once part of East Germany, the Left Party could outpoll the others, winning for the first time the chance to name a state premier (though the SPD and the Greens will not accept this).

左翼党曾属于东德的有能力胜出并获得其党该区首次任命州长的机（那这个结果社民党和绿党无法接受）。