Politics of Saxony-Anhalt

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The politics of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt 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 left-wing Left Party. [1]

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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-Anhalt. 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 2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election.

List of minister-presidents of Saxony-Anhalt

Reiner Haseloff, incumbent Minister President Reiner Haseloff (Martin Rulsch) 09.jpg
Reiner Haseloff, incumbent Minister President
  1. 1990 - 1991: Gerd Gies [2] (CDU)
  2. 1991 - 1993: Werner Münch (CDU)
  3. 1993 - 1994: Christoph Bergner (CDU)
  4. 1994 - 2002: Reinhard Höppner (SPD)
  5. 2002 - 2011: Wolfgang Böhmer (CDU)
  6. Since 2011: Reiner Haseloff [3] (CDU)

Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt

Party strength in Landtag

Election yearTotal
seats		Seats won
CDU SPD PDS FDP Grüne DVU Linke AfD
1990 106482712145
1994 993736215
1998 11628472516
2002 11548252517
2006 974024726
2011 1054126929
2016 87301151625
2021 97409761223

State Landtag compositions

State election results maps

Constituencies in the Landtag

Constituencies in the Bundestag

NoConstituencyMember [4] 2021Voters20172013200920052002199819941990
66 Altmark – Jerichower Land Herbert Wollmann SPD159,998CDUCDU Left SPDSPDSPD SPD CDU
67 Börde – Salzlandkreis Franziska Kersten SPD 215,532CDUCDU CDU Created for 2009 election
68 Harz Heike Brehmer CDU207,942CDUCDUCDUSPDSPD SPD CDU CDU
69 Magdeburg Martin Kröber SPD229,198CDUCDU Left SPDSPDSPD SPD CDU
70 Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg Sepp Müller CDU169,749CDUCDU CDU Created for 2009 election
71 Halle Karamba Diaby SPD209,765CDU CDU Left SPDSPDSPD SPD FDP
72 Burgenland – Saalekreis Dieter Stier CDU184,352CDUCDUCDUSPDSPD SPD CDU CDU
73 Mansfeld Robert Farle AfD 198,676CDUCDU Left SPDSPD SPD CDU CDU

Bundestag election results

Election year% won% won
CDU SPD PDS FDP Grüne NDP Linke AfD BSW
1990 10038.624.79.419.75.3
1994 10038.833.418.04.13.6
1998 10027.238.120.74.13.3
2002 10029.043.214.47.63.4
2005 10024.732.78.14.12.626.6
2009 10030.116.910.35.132.4
2013 10041.218.22.64.023.94.2
2017 10030.315.27.83.717.819.6
2021 10021.025.49.56.59.619.6
2025 10019.211.03.14.410.837.111.2

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Landtag von Sachsen-Anhalt - Themen und Dossiers".
  2. ↑ https://padoka.landtag.sachsen-anhalt.de/files/plenum/wp1/001stzg.pdf#page=15
  3. ↑ "Die Landesregierung".
  4. ↑ "Results Sachsen-Anhalt - the Federal Returning Officer".
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