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).

左翼党在曾属于东德的图林根有能力胜出并获得其党在该区首次任命州长的机会（虽然那这个结果社民党和绿党无法接受）。