Federal election: The last red with a direct mandate in blue Thuringia

Bodo Ramelow, 69, was the voted out prime minister just five months ago. But then he became part of the “Silverlock” trio that saved the Left. It worked.

Bodo Ramelow has been many things in his political life: union secretary, campaign manager for the PDS, first and only Prime Minister of the Left Party, mediator in the wage dispute at the railway, but also this: clearly defeated Prime Minister of Thuringia . And now, just five months later, he is suddenly the election winner again. On Sunday, Ramelow won the direct mandate for the Left Party in constituency 192 Erfurt, Weimar and Weimarer Land II with 36.8 percent . In Thuringia, which is completely AfD-blue, Ramelow is now the red counter-proof and one can assume that this role suits him much better than being a backbencher in the Thuringian state parliament.