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1990 Saarland state election
All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland; 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	694,101 (83.2%); 1.8%
Minister-President before election; Oskar Lafontaine; SPD	Elected Minister-President ; Oskar Lafontaine; SPD

The 1990 Saarland state election was held on 28 January 1990 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Oskar Lafontaine was returned with an increased majority and continued in office.

Parties edit

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland.

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	1985 result
Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	Votes (%)	Seats
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Oskar Lafontaine	49.2%	26 / 51
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Klaus Töpfer	37.3%	20 / 51
	FDP	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism		10.0%	5 / 51

Summary of the 28 January 1990 election results for the Landtag of Saarland
Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	377,502	54.4	5.2	30	4	58.8
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	231,983	33.4	3.9	18	2	35.3
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	39,113	5.6	4.4	3	2	5.9

	The Republicans (REP)	23,263	3.4	3.4	0	±0	0
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	18,380	2.6	0.1	0	±0	0
	Others	3,860	0.6		0	±0	0
Total		694,101	100.0		51	±0
Voter turnout			83.2	1.8