The 1998 Bavarian state election was held on 13 September 1998 to elect the members of the 14th
Landtag of Bavaria
The Landtag of Bavaria, officially known in English as the Bavarian State Parliament, is the unicameral legislature of the German state of Bavaria. The parliament meets in the Maximilianeum in Munich.
Elections to the Landtag are held every ...
. The
Christian Social Union (CSU) led by
Minister-President Edmund Stoiber
Edmund Rüdiger Stoiber (born 28 September 1941) is a German politician who served as the 16th minister-president of the state of Bavaria between 1993 and 2007 and chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) between 1999 and 2007. In 2002, he ...
retained its majority with minor gains, while the opposition took minor losses. The largest change in the election was the rise in popularity of the
Free Voters of Bavaria
The Free Voters of Bavaria (German: ''Freie Wähler Bayern'') is a conservative political party in Bavaria, considered centre-right. , who won 3.7% of the vote, but failed to win any seats.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 13th Landtag of Bavaria.
Opinion polling
Election result
Notes
Sources
The Federal Returning Officer
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Bavaria
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1998
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State election
Bavarian state election