Original: CDU won in the first state election after the federal election held in Hesse in February 1999, but in other state elections of this time, the respective SPD- or CDU-led coalition governments were re-elected into power.
Simplified: The first state election after the federal election was held in Hesse in February 1999. In state elections in 2000 and 2001, the respective SPD- or CDU-led coalition governments were re-elected into power.