Die schleswig-holsteinische Landtagswahl vom 8. Mai 2022: Aus „Jamaika“ wird eine schwarz-grüne Koalition unter Wahlgewinner Daniel Günther

Following the 2017 state election, Schleswig-Holstein had been governed by a stable coalition of the CDU, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, and the FDP, known as “Jamaica” coalition. However, what the state parliament would look like after the elections to be held in early 2022 was completely open. The closer the election, the more it seemed that the CDU would remain the strongest party in the state. While the campaign was not marked by controversial issues, the general assessment of the parties and their top candidates was most important. Prime Minister Daniel Günther, as the guarantor of “Jamaica”, enjoyed an outstanding popular approval, and the CDU managed to achieve an exceptionally good result with 43.4 percent of the vote. Bündnis 90/Die Grünen became the second strongest party with 18.3 percent, and the FDP received only 6.4 percent. With significant losses, the SPD fell to 16 percent, with 5.7 percent the SSW overcame the ve percent clause, and the AfD clearly failed to re-enter parliament with 4.4 percent. After the election the CDU’s initial attempt to continue the “Jamaica” coalition with a supermajority quickly failed. Instead it was followed by a two-party-coalition of the CDU and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, led by Prime Minister Günther again.