despite heavy losses inflicted on the party, the cdu returned to government after negotiating a coalition agreement with the greens, the second consecutive such arrangement between the two parties. the two parties formed the narrowest possible majority in the landtag, occupying 69 seats. as part of the agreement, the greens increased their representation in the cabinet, holding four of the eleven portfolios. the returned coalition only became possible after a recount of votes took place several weeks after the election, due to computer glitches which affected some election night results. following the recount, the state election commissioner announced that compared to the provisional figures, there were no significant shifts in the percentages, and the distribution of seats in the state parliament had not changed.