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{{short description|Overview of the politics of Saxony}} |
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The politics of the German state of [[Saxony]] take place within a framework of a [[Federal republic|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 (Germany)|Christian Democratic Union]], the far-right [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD), and the populist left-wing [[Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance]] (BSW)<ref>https://wahlen.sachsen.de/landtagswahl-2024-wahlergebnisse.php</ref>. |
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The politics of the German state of [[Saxony]] take place within a framework of a [[Federal republic|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 (Germany)|Christian Democratic Union]], the far-right [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD), and the populist left-wing [[Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance]] (BSW).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wahlen.sachsen.de/landtagswahl-2024-wahlergebnisse.php|title=Wahlergebnisse - Wahlen - sachsen.de|first=Referat Kommunikation und|last=Öffentlichkeitsarbeit|website=www.wahlen.sachsen.de|language=German}}</ref> |
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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. |
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. |
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The [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|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]]. |
The [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|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]]. |
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==List of Minister Presidents of Saxony== |
==List of Minister Presidents of Saxony== |
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There have been four Minister Presidents of Saxony since reunification. |
There have been four Minister Presidents of Saxony since reunification.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ministerpraesident.sachsen.de/ehemalige-ministerpraesidenten-3417.html|title=Ehemalige Ministerpräsidenten - Ministerpräsident - sachsen.de|first=Referat Kommunikation und|last=Öffentlichkeitsarbeit|website=www.ministerpraesident.sachsen.de}}</ref> |
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[[File:Michael Kretschmer-v2 Pawel-Sosnowski - Querformat (cropped).jpg|thumb|Michael Kretschmer, incumbent Minister President]] |
[[File:Michael Kretschmer-v2 Pawel-Sosnowski - Querformat (cropped).jpg|thumb|Michael Kretschmer, incumbent Minister President]] |
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# 1990 - 2002: [[Kurt Biedenkopf]] ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]) |
# 1990 - 2002: [[Kurt Biedenkopf]] ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]) |
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# 2002 - 2008: [[Georg Milbradt]] (CDU) |
# 2002 - 2008: [[Georg Milbradt]] (CDU) |
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==Landtag of Saxony== |
==Landtag of Saxony== |
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===Party Strength in Landtag=== |
===Party Strength in Landtag=== |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 0.9em;" |
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! rowspan="3" |Election year |
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! rowspan="3" |Total<br>seats |
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! colspan="10" |Seats won |
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! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]] |
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! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |[[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] |
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! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |[[Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)|PDS]] |
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! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |[[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]] |
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! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |[[Alliance 90/The Greens|Grüne]] |
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! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |[[National Democratic Party of Germany|NDP]] |
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! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |[[The Left (Germany)|Linke]] |
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! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |[[Alternative for Germany|AfD]] |
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! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |[[Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht|BSW]] |
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! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |[[Free Voters|FW]] |
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! style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};" | |
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! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};" | |
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! style="background:{{party color| Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}};" | |
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! style="background:{{party color| Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};" | |
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! style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}};" | |
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! style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Party of Germany}};" | |
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! style="background:{{party color|The Left (Germany)}};" | |
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! style="background:{{party color|Alternative for Germany}};" | |
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! style="background:{{party color|Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht}};" | |
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! style="background:{{party color|Free Voters}};" | |
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! style="text-align: left;" |[[1990 Saxony state election|1990]] |
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!160 |
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|style="background:#d1ffbd; |92 |
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|32 |
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! style="text-align: left;" |[[1994 Saxony state election|1994]] |
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!120 |
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|style="background:#d1ffbd; |77 |
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|22 |
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|21 |
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! style="text-align: left;" |[[1999 Saxony state election|1999]] |
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!120 |
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|style="background:#d1ffbd; |76 |
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|14 |
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|21 |
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! style="text-align: left;" |[[2004 Saxony state election|2004]] |
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!124 |
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|style="background:#d1ffbd; |55 |
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|13 |
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|31 |
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|12 |
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! style="text-align: left;" |[[2009 Saxony state election|2009]] |
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!132 |
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|style="background:#d1ffbd; |58 |
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|14 |
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|14 |
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|9 |
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|8 |
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|29 |
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! style="text-align: left;" |[[2014 Saxony state election|2014]] |
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!126 |
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|style="background:#d1ffbd; |59 |
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|18 |
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! style="text-align: left;" |[[2019 Saxony state election|2019]] |
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!119 |
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|style="background:#d1ffbd; |45 |
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|10 |
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! style="text-align: left;" |[[2024 Saxony state election|2024]] |
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!120 |
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|style="background:#d1ffbd; |41 |
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|40 |
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===State Landtag Compositions=== |
===State Landtag Compositions=== |
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<gallery> |
<gallery> |
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File:2024 Saxony Landtag.svg|[[2024 Saxony state election]] |
File:2024 Saxony Landtag.svg|[[2024 Saxony state election]] |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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===State Election Results Maps=== |
===State Election Results Maps=== |
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File:1994 Saxony state election.svg|[[1994 Saxony state election]], Black is CDU |
File:1994 Saxony state election.svg|[[1994 Saxony state election]], Black is CDU |
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File:1999 Saxony state election.svg|[[1999 Saxony state election]], Black is CDU |
File:1999 Saxony state election.svg|[[1999 Saxony state election]], Black is CDU |
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File:2004 Saxony state election.svg|[[2004 Saxony state election]], Black is CDU |
File:2004 Saxony state election.svg|[[2004 Saxony state election]], Black is CDU, Pink is PDS, Red is SPD |
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File:2009 Saxony state election.svg|[[2009 Saxony state election]], Black is CDU, Pink is Left |
File:2009 Saxony state election.svg|[[2009 Saxony state election]], Black is CDU, Pink is Left |
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File:2014 Saxony state election.svg|[[2014 Saxony state election]], Black is CDU, Pink is Left |
File:2014 Saxony state election.svg|[[2014 Saxony state election]], Black is CDU, Pink is Left |
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===Constituencies in the Landtag=== |
===Constituencies in the Landtag=== |
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* [[Vogtland 1]] (01) |
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* [[Vogtland 2]] (02) |
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* [[Vogtland 3]] (03) |
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* [[Zwickau 1]] (04) |
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* [[Zwickau 2]] (05) |
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* [[Zwickau 3]] (06) |
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* [[Zwickau 4]] (07) |
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* [[Zwickau 5]] (08) |
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* [[Chemnitz 1]] (09) |
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* [[Chemnitz 2]] (10) |
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* [[Chemnitz 3]] (11) |
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* [[Erzgebirge 1]] (12) |
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* [[Erzgebirge 2]] (13) |
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* [[Erzgebirge 3]] (14) |
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* [[Erzgebirge 4]] (15) |
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* [[Erzgebirge 5]] (16) |
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* [[Mittelsachsen 1]] (17) |
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* [[Mittelsachsen 2]] (18) |
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* [[Mittelsachsen 3]] (19) |
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* [[Mittelsachsen 4]] (20) |
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* [[Leipzig Land 1]] (21) |
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* [[Leipzig Land 2]] (22) |
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* [[Leipzig Land 3]] (23) |
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* [[Leipzig Land 4]] (24) |
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* [[Leipzig 1]] (25) |
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* [[Leipzig 2]] (26) |
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* [[Leipzig 3]] (27) |
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* [[Leipzig 4]] (28) |
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* [[Leipzig 5]] (29) |
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* [[Leipzig 6]] (30) |
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* [[Leipzig 7]] (31) |
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* [[Leipzig 8]] (32) |
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* [[Nordsachsen 1]] (33) |
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* [[Nordsachsen 2]] (34) |
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* [[Nordsachsen 3]] (35) |
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* [[Meißen 1]] (36) |
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* [[Meißen 2]] (37) |
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* [[Meißen 3]] (38) |
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* [[Meißen 4]] (39) |
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* [[Dresden 1]] (40) |
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* [[Dresden 2]] (41) |
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* [[Dresden 3]] (42) |
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* [[Dresden 4]] (43) |
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* [[Dresden 5]] (44) |
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* [[Dresden 6]] (45) |
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* [[Dresden 7]] (46) |
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* [[Dresden 8]] (47) |
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* [[Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 1]] (48) |
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* [[Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 2]] (49) |
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* [[Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 3]] (50) |
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* [[Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 4]] (51) |
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* [[Bautzen 1/Budyšin 1]] (52) |
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* [[Bautzen 2/Budyšin 2]] (53) |
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* [[Bautzen 3/Budyšin 3]] (54) |
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* [[Bautzen 4/Budyšin 4]] (55) |
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* [[Bautzen 5/Budyšin 5]] (56) |
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* [[Görlitz 1/Zhorjelc 1]] (57) |
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* [[Görlitz 2]] (58) |
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* [[Görlitz 3]] (59) |
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* [[Görlitz 4]] (60) |
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==Constituencies in the Bundestag== |
==Constituencies in the Bundestag== |
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===Saxony (16 constituencies)=== |
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*[[2019 Saxony state election]] |
*[[2019 Saxony state election]] |
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*[[2024 Saxony state election]] |
*[[2024 Saxony state election]] |
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*[[New states of Germany]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Politics of Germany by state}} |
{{Politics of Germany by state}} |
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[[Category:Politics of Saxony]] |
[[Category: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
[edit]There have been four Minister Presidents of Saxony since reunification.[2]
- 1990 - 2002: Kurt Biedenkopf (CDU)
- 2002 - 2008: Georg Milbradt (CDU)
- 2008 - 2017: Stanislaw Tillich (CDU)
- Since 2017: Michael Kretschmer (CDU)
Landtag of Saxony
[edit]Party Strength in Landtag
[edit]Election year | Total seats |
Seats won | |||||||||
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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
[edit]State Election Results Maps
[edit]-
1990 Saxony state election, Black is CDU
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1994 Saxony state election, Black is CDU
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1999 Saxony state election, Black is CDU
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2004 Saxony state election, Black is CDU, Pink is PDS, Red is SPD
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2009 Saxony state election, Black is CDU, Pink is Left
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2014 Saxony state election, Black is CDU, Pink is Left
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2019 Saxony state election, Black is CDU, AfD is Blue, Green is A90/Green, Pink is Left
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2024 Saxony state election, AfD is Blue, Black is CDU, Green is A90/Green, Pink is Left
Constituencies in the Landtag
[edit]- Vogtland 1 (01)
- Vogtland 2 (02)
- Vogtland 3 (03)
- Zwickau 1 (04)
- Zwickau 2 (05)
- Zwickau 3 (06)
- Zwickau 4 (07)
- Zwickau 5 (08)
- Chemnitz 1 (09)
- Chemnitz 2 (10)
- Chemnitz 3 (11)
- Erzgebirge 1 (12)
- Erzgebirge 2 (13)
- Erzgebirge 3 (14)
- Erzgebirge 4 (15)
- Erzgebirge 5 (16)
- Mittelsachsen 1 (17)
- Mittelsachsen 2 (18)
- Mittelsachsen 3 (19)
- Mittelsachsen 4 (20)
- Leipzig Land 1 (21)
- Leipzig Land 2 (22)
- Leipzig Land 3 (23)
- Leipzig Land 4 (24)
- Leipzig 1 (25)
- Leipzig 2 (26)
- Leipzig 3 (27)
- Leipzig 4 (28)
- Leipzig 5 (29)
- Leipzig 6 (30)
- Leipzig 7 (31)
- Leipzig 8 (32)
- Nordsachsen 1 (33)
- Nordsachsen 2 (34)
- Nordsachsen 3 (35)
- Meißen 1 (36)
- Meißen 2 (37)
- Meißen 3 (38)
- Meißen 4 (39)
- Dresden 1 (40)
- Dresden 2 (41)
- Dresden 3 (42)
- Dresden 4 (43)
- Dresden 5 (44)
- Dresden 6 (45)
- Dresden 7 (46)
- Dresden 8 (47)
- Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 1 (48)
- Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 2 (49)
- Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 3 (50)
- Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 4 (51)
- Bautzen 1/Budyšin 1 (52)
- Bautzen 2/Budyšin 2 (53)
- Bautzen 3/Budyšin 3 (54)
- Bautzen 4/Budyšin 4 (55)
- Bautzen 5/Budyšin 5 (56)
- Görlitz 1/Zhorjelc 1 (57)
- Görlitz 2 (58)
- Görlitz 3 (59)
- Görlitz 4 (60)
Constituencies in the Bundestag
[edit]No | Constituency | Member | 2021 | Voters | 2017 | 2013 | 2009 | 2005 | 2002 | 1998 | 1994 | 1990 | |
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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
[edit]- Landtag of Saxony
- List of presidents of the Landtag of Saxony
- 1990 Saxony state election
- 1994 Saxony state election
- 1999 Saxony state election
- 2004 Saxony state election
- 2009 Saxony state election
- 2014 Saxony state election
- 2019 Saxony state election
- 2024 Saxony state election
- New states of Germany
References
[edit]- ^ Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Referat Kommunikation und. "Wahlergebnisse - Wahlen - sachsen.de". www.wahlen.sachsen.de (in German).
- ^ Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Referat Kommunikation und. "Ehemalige Ministerpräsidenten - Ministerpräsident - sachsen.de". www.ministerpraesident.sachsen.de.