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).

左翼曾属于东德的图林根有能力胜出并获得首次任命州长的机会（虽然那这个结果社民和绿无法接受）。