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2012 North Rhine-Westphalia state election
The North Rhine-Westphalia state election, 2012 was a snap election held on 13 May 2012, to elect members to the Landtag of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, after the former Landtag was dissolved on 14 March 2012. The red-green minority government led by Minister-President Hannelore Kraft was returned with a 19-seat majority and were able to continue governing the state.
The opposition consisted of the CDU, led by Norbert Röttgen since 2010, the FDP and
the ruling Ministers-President and the election results in the state have been:
Election results 2012 Election results.
The results of the 2012 North Rhine-Westphalia state election were as follows.
The incumbent coalition of SPD and the Greens, which up to then had been a minority government, gained the absolute majority. Also, for the first time, the Pirate Party gained seats.
Election results 2017 Election results.
The results of the 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election were as follows.
The incumbent