Constituency for the Bundestag election Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg, Federal electoral district in southwestern Thuringia, Germany.
This electoral constituency covers the city of Suhl and three districts in southwestern Thuringia: Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Hildburghausen, and Sonneberg. The territory spans thinly populated regions with medium-sized towns and rural communities scattered across a hilly landscape.
The constituency was established after German reunification in 1990 and was originally called Suhl-Schmalkalden-Ilmenau-Neuhaus. Its boundaries were redrawn in 2017, and the district received its current name following electoral redistricting changes.
The district encompasses territories formerly part of East Germany's Bezirk Suhl, maintaining strong connections to regional political traditions.
The constituency elects one representative to the Bundestag through first-past-the-post voting. The region is accessible by public transport, with buses and trains connecting the scattered communities.
The 2021 Bundestag election attracted national attention due to the candidacy of Hans-Georg Maaßen, which was later documented in a film called 'Arena 196'. This film captured the political debates and tensions that emerged during the campaign in this constituency.
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