Schleswig-Holstein state election: will Daniel Günther win again?
Created: 05/08/2022, 13:20
By: Julia Schöneseiffen, Max Schäfer
The Schleswig-Holstein state elections will take place on May 8, 2022.
The voters decide who will determine state politics in the future.
When is there a winner?
The state elections in Schleswig-Holstein will take place on Sunday (8 May).
20 parties are running for election.
In the Schleswig-Holstein election, everything points to a
victory for CDU candidate Günther
.
This
news ticker for the state elections in Schleswig-Holstein
is continuously updated.
Update from May 8, 1:11 p.m .:
Several top candidates have already cast their votes in the state elections in Schleswig-Holstein.
So does the incumbent Prime Minister Daniel Günther from the CDU.
When voting in the election office of Stadtwerke Eckernförde, the politician was optimistic.
"I would be happy if the polls were confirmed and the CDU became by far the strongest force, because I would very much like to continue this government," he said after the election.
Current surveys put the CDU at 38 percent well ahead of the SPD (18 percent).
Daniel Günther is therefore considered the likely winner even before the end of the election.
The top candidate Daniel Günther (CDU) cast his vote in the Schleswig-Holstein election.
© Christian Charisius/dpa
Election in Schleswig-Holstein: who will be the new prime minister?
First report from May 5, 4:50 p.m.:
Kiel – On May 8, 2022, people in Schleswig-Holstein will elect a new state parliament.
They also have a significant influence on the formation of the government.
Traditionally, whoever wins the most votes has the right to seek majorities for the government.
Therefore, one question on election Sunday is of particular importance: Who is the winner of the Schleswig-Holstein state election?
Federal State | Schleswig-Holstein |
|---|---|
Surface | 15,799.65 km² |
population | 2,910,875 (as of 2020) |
capital city | keel |
prime minister | Daniel Günther (CDU) |
Deputy Prime Minister | Monika Heinold (Greens) |
Date of the state election | 05/08/2022 |
Those who will be at the forefront of state politics in the future will also have to deal with the issue of energy policy.
Due to its location, the northern German federal state has a very high proportion of renewable energies.
There is therefore hope in the state that Schleswig-Holstein will become the "green Ruhr area" and that many companies will settle there.
Climate alliances, on the other hand, criticize the planned construction of a liquid gas terminal near Brunsbüttel.
Schleswig-Holstein state elections: 20 parties are competing, but who will be the winner?
20 parties want to make it into the state parliament in the state elections in Schleswig-Holstein.
These include the parties CDU, SPD, Greens, FDP, AfD, Die Linke and the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW), which are already represented in the state or federal parliament.
There are also these 13 other small parties:
Grassroots Democratic Party Germany (Die Basis)
Alliance C – Christians for Germany
Democracy in Motion (DiB)
Germany's family party
Free voters
Liberal-Conservative Reformers (LKR)
Humanist Party (The Humanists)
Party for labour, rule of law, animal welfare, elite support and grassroots democratic initiative (Die PARTEI)
Health Research Party
Human Environment Animal Welfare Party (Animal Welfare Party)
Pirate Party Germany (Pirates)
Volt Germany (Volt)
future
In addition, many major parties are running with top candidates.
The SPD wants to make Thomas Losse-Möller prime minister.
Monika Heinold is running for the Greens.
Bernd Buchholz is at the head of the FDP.
Jörg Nobis (AfD), Susanne Spethmann (Linke) and Bernd Buchholz (SSW) complete the field of candidates from the established parties.
They all want to oust CDU candidate Daniel Günter from the post of prime minister.
In polls, however, this looks like the clear winner of the state elections.
First statements on the turnout can be expected in the course of Sunday.
All maps and data for the Schleswig-Holstein state election can be found in our overview.
Schleswig-Holstein state election: CDU candidate Günther looks like the clear winner before the election
According to an Insa survey from May 3, 2022, the CDU is clearly in the lead with 36 percent before the SH state elections.
Daniel Günther therefore already looks like the clear winner of the election in advance.
The SPD came in second with 20 percent.
The Greens would be the third strongest force with 16 percent, ahead of the FDP (nine percent) and AfD (six percent).
Five percent of those surveyed spoke out in favor of the SSW.
According to the Insa survey, the left (three percent) missed entering the state parliament.
On May 8, 2022, the voters will decide whether the CDU can really celebrate as the winner of the election or whether the SPD will succeed in forming a majority against the votes of the Union.
Anyone who wants to have a say must have German citizenship, be at least 16 years old on election day and have lived in Schleswig-Holstein for at least six weeks.
Those who meet the conditions can vote by post or go to the polling station on election Sunday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
People who are unsure which party suits them can consult the Wahl-O-Mat.
SH election 2022: Vote!
Schleswig-Holstein state election: When will the winner be chosen?
The first forecasts and projections for the outcome of the state elections in Schleswig-Holstein will be available on election Sunday from 6 p.m.
From this point on, it slowly becomes clear who will emerge victorious in the vote for political power in the northern German state.
However, meaningful results are only available late in the evening or early Monday morning (May 9, 2022).
The events can also be followed live on TV and live stream.
(ms/jsch)
