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 .