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The 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election will be held on 6 September 2026 to elect the 9th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. [1]
According to Article 43 of the State Constitution, the state election must take place between the 58th and 62nd month after the start of the legislative period, unless the period is terminated early. The legislative period of the state parliament elected on 6 June 2021 began with its first session on 6 July 2021. Consequently, possible election dates initially included all Sundays and public holidays between 10 May and 6 September 2026. In May 2025, the state parliament designated 6 September 2026 as the election date. [1]
The State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt consists of at least 83 members, though this number may increase due to overhang and compensatory mandates. Of these, 41 members are directly elected in constituencies, while the remaining seats are allocated to parties based on their state lists. Each voter has two votes: a first vote (Erststimme) to elect a constituency representative and a second vote (Zweitstimme) to select a party’s state list, which determines the proportional distribution of seats in the parliament. The allocation of seats is governed by the Hare/Niemeyer method, with only parties receiving at least 5% of the valid second votes considered for proportional distribution. The State Election Committee oversees the process, first determining the total second votes cast for each state list. Seats are then distributed as follows:
In the 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) emerged again as the strongest party. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) experienced slight losses but remained the second-largest force. Contrary to pre-election predictions of a tight race between the CDU and AfD, the CDU secured a 16-percentage-point lead over the AfD.
The Left Party (Die Linke) also recorded losses, achieving 11% of the vote. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) suffered its worst result in Saxony-Anhalt's history. The Free Democratic Party (FDP), with 6.4% of the vote, returned to the state parliament after a decade-long absence. The Greens secured 5.9%, narrowly retaining their parliamentary representation.
Following the election, the CDU, SPD, and FDP formed a black-red-yellow coalition, known as the "Germany Coalition," despite the possibility of a majority "Grand Coalition" between the CDU and SPD alone. Reiner Haseloff (CDU) was re-elected as Minister-President and head of the state government, though he secured a majority of votes only in the second ballot.
The coalition government holds a clear majority in the state parliament, commanding 56 of the 97 seats.
# | Name | Ideology | 2021 result | |||
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Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
1 | CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | Christian democracy | 37.1% | 40 / 101 | |
2 | AfD | Alternative for Germany Alternative für Deutschland | Right-wing populism | 20.8% | 22 / 101 | |
3 | Left | Die Linke Die Linke | Left-wing populism | 11.0% | 11 / 101 | |
4 | SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Social democracy | 8.4% | 9 / 101 | |
5 | FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei | Classical liberalism | 6.4% | 7 / 101 | |
6 | Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | Green politics | 5.9% | 6 / 101 | |
Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | CDU | AfD | Linke | SPD | FDP | Grüne | BSW | Others | Lead |
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INSA | 10–17 Jun 2025 | 1,000 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Federal election | 23 Feb 2025 | – | 19.2 | 37.1 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 11.2 | 3.3 | 17.9 |
INSA | 8–13 Jan 2025 | 1,000 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
INSA | 21–28 Oct 2024 | 1,000 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
INSA | 24 Jun – 5 Jul 2024 | 1,000 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 6 | Tie |
INSA | 3–11 Jun 2024 | 1,000 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
EP election | 9 Jun 2024 | – | 22.8 | 30.5 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 7.7 |
INSA | 10–17 Apr 2024 | 1,000 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 21–29 Jan 2024 | 1,000 | 28.5 | 27.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 23 | 4.5 | 1 |
34.5 | 32.5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5.5 | – | 9.5 | 2 | |||
INSA | 16–23 Oct 2023 | 1,000 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | – | 9 | 1 |
INSA | 21–26 Jun 2023 | 1,000 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | – | 10 | 2 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 16–28 May 2023 | 732 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | – | 5 | 11 |
INSA | 6–13 Mar 2023 | 1,000 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | – | 7 | 9 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 6–13 Jan 2023 | 982 | 31.5 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 4.5 | 4.5 | – | 10.5 | 5.5 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 7–15 Jun 2022 | 1,000 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 6 | – | 9 | 10 |
Infratest dimap | 17–22 Feb 2022 | 1,161 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 5 | – | 9 | 13 |
Wahlkreisprognose | 13–21 Feb 2022 | 1,005 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 6.5 | 5 | – | 7.5 | 13 |
2021 federal election | 26 Sep 2021 | – | 21.0 | 19.6 | 9.6 | 25.4 | 9.5 | 6.5 | – | 8.4 | 4.4 |
2021 state election | 6 Jun 2021 | – | 37.1 | 20.8 | 11.0 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 5.9 | – | 10.4 | 16.3 |