Editing 2004 Thuringian state election (section)

==Parties==
The table below lists parties represented in the 3rd Landtag of Thuringia.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2 colspan=3| Name
! rowspan=2| Ideology
! rowspan=2| Leader(s)
! colspan=2| 1999 result
|-
! Votes (%)
! Seats
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}} |
| align=center| '''CDU'''
| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]]<br>{{small|''Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands''}}
| [[Christian democracy]]
| [[Dieter Althaus]]
| align=center| 51.0%
| {{Composition bar|49|88|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}}}
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}} |
| align=center| '''PDS'''
| [[Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)|Party of Democratic Socialism]]<br>{{small|''Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus''}}
| [[Democratic socialism]]
| [[Bodo Ramelow]]
| align=center| 21.3%
| {{Composition bar|21|88|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}}}
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |
| align=center| '''SPD'''
| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]]<br>{{small|''Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands''}}
| [[Social democracy]]
| [[Christoph Matschie]]
| align=center| 18.5%
| {{Composition bar|18|88|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}
|}