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Politics of Saxony

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The politics of the German state of Saxony take place within a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the Federal Government of Germany exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including Saxony-Anhalt. The three main parties are the centre-right Christian Democratic Union, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), and the populist left-wing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW).[1]

Every five years, all Germans residing in the State over the age of 18 elect the members of the Landtag of Saxony. This regional parliament or legislature then elects the Minister-President and confirms the cabinet members.

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has been the largest party in every election since the first election in 1990 Saxony state election following the Reunification of Germany.

List of Minister Presidents of Saxony

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There have been four Minister Presidents of Saxony since reunification.[2]

Michael Kretschmer, incumbent Minister President
  1. 1990 - 2002: Kurt Biedenkopf (CDU)
  2. 2002 - 2008: Georg Milbradt (CDU)
  3. 2008 - 2017: Stanislaw Tillich (CDU)
  4. Since 2017: Michael Kretschmer (CDU)

Landtag of Saxony

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Party Strength in Landtag

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Election year Total
seats
Seats won
CDU SPD PDS FDP Grüne NDP Linke AfD BSW FW
1990 160 92 32 17 9 10
1994 120 77 22 21
1999 120 76 14 21
2004 124 55 13 31 7 6 12
2009 132 58 14 14 9 8 29
2014 126 59 18 8 27 14
2019 119 45 10 12 14 38
2024 120 41 10 7 6 40 15 1

State Landtag Compositions

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State Election Results Maps

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Constituencies in the Landtag

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Constituencies in the Bundestag

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No Constituency Member 2021 Voters 2017 2013 2009 2005 2002 1998 1994 1990
150 Nordsachsen René Bochmann AfD 161,279 CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU SPD CDU CDU
151 Leipzig I Jens Lehmann CDU 224,100 CDU CDU CDU SPD SPD SPD CDU CDU
152 Leipzig II Sören Pellmann Left 231,178 Left CDU CDU SPD SPD SPD CDU CDU
153 Leipzig-Land Edgar Naujok AfD 212,854 CDU CDU CDU CDU SPD SPD CDU CDU
154 Meißen Barbara Lenk AfD 197,004 CDU CDU CDU Created for 2009 election
155 Bautzen I Karsten Hilse AfD 206,895 AfD CDU CDU Created for 2009 election
156 Görlitz Tino Chrupalla AfD 204,105 AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
157 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Steffen Janich AfD 199,703 AfD CDU CDU CDU CDU Created for 2002 election
158 Dresden I Markus Reichel CDU 228,643 CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
159 Dresden II – Bautzen II Lars Rohwer CDU 234,432 CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
160 Mittelsachsen Carolin Bachmann AfD 193,828 CDU CDU CDU Created for 2009 election
161 Chemnitz Detlef Müller SPD 188,691 CDU CDU CDU SPD SPD SPD CDU CDU
162 Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II Mike Moncsek AfD 177,211 CDU CDU CDU Created for 2009 election
163 Erzgebirgskreis I Thomas Dietz AfD 210,941 CDU CDU CDU Created for 2009 election
164 Zwickau Matthias Moosdorf AfD 197,831 CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU
165 Vogtlandkreis Yvonne Magwas CDU 184,973 CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU SPD CDU CDU

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Referat Kommunikation und. "Wahlergebnisse - Wahlen - sachsen.de". www.wahlen.sachsen.de (in German).
  2. ^ Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Referat Kommunikation und. "Ehemalige Ministerpräsidenten - Ministerpräsident - sachsen.de". www.ministerpraesident.sachsen.de.