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The Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt is the parliament of the German federal state Saxony-Anhalt. It convenes in Magdeburg and has a minimum size of 83 members, but if overhang seats are present, proportional leveling seats will be added to ensure proportionality.

Type
Established1946
President of the Landtag
Seats97
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Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt

Landtag von Sachsen-Anhalt
Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt
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Type
Type
Established1946
Leadership
President of the Landtag
Structure
Seats97
Political groups
Outgoing legislature

Government (56)

  CDU (40)
  SPD (9)
  FDP (7)

Opposition (41)

  AfD (22)
  The Left (11)
  Greens (6)
  Non-attached (2)
  AfD (1)
  Independent (1)
Political groups
Incoming legislature
  AfD (39)
  CDU (15)
  SPD (8)
  The Left (8)
  Greens (8)
  BSW (5)
Elections
Last election
6 September 2026
Next election
2031
Meeting place
Website
landtag.sachsen-anhalt.de
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The eighth Landtag, elected in the 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election, consists of 97 members. The governing "Germany coalition" comprises the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Since the retirement of Reiner Haseloff, who served as Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt from 2011 to January 2026, the Schulze cabinet has been headed by Sven Schulze.

The 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 6 September 2026. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) became the largest party with 43.8% of the second votes and won 39 of the 83 seats in the incoming ninth Landtag. The CDU won 15 seats, while the SPD, The Left, and Alliance 90/The Greens each won eight seats, and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) won five. The ninth legislative period will begin when the newly elected Landtag convenes.

Current composition

The eighth Landtag, elected in the 6 June 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election, remains in office until the newly elected ninth Landtag convenes. Its current composition is as follows:

Incoming ninth Landtag

According to the provisional results of the 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election, the incoming ninth Landtag will have 83 members:

Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a minimum of 5% vote share to receive any seats.

Historical results

Seats 1990–2026
Election results 1990–2026

Colors are assigned automatically and do not match political colors

Votes in %Date0102030405010/14/19904/21/20023/13/2016CDUFDPSPDPDS/LeftGreensDVUAfDBSWState election results in Saxony-Anhalt
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Date Turnout CDU SPD FDP Left Green DVU AfD BSW Others
CDU
14.10.199065,139,026,013,512,05,3–––
26.06.199454,834,434,03,619,95,1–––
26.04.1998 71,722,035,94,219,63,212,9––
21.04.2002 56,537,320,013,320,42,0–––Schill 4,5
26.03.2006 44,436,221,46,724,13,63,0––
20.03.2011 51,232,521,53,823,77,1–––NPD 4,6 FW 2,8
13.03.2016 61,129,810,64,916,35,2–24,3–FW 2,2
06.06.2021 60,337,18,46,411,05,9–20,8–FW 3,1
06.09.2026 77,817,29,32,68,68,9–43,85,3FW 1,2
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Presidents of the Landtag

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Name Period Party
Bruno Böttge [de] November 18, 1946 – October 1948 SED
Adam Wolfram [de] 1948–1950 SED
Michael Schöder 1950–1952 SED
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More information Name, Period ...
Name Period Party
Klaus Keitel 1990–1998 CDU
Wolfgang Schaefer [de] 1998–2002 SPD
Adolf Spotka [de] 2002–2006 CDU
Dieter Steinecke [de] 2006–2011 CDU
Detlef Gürth [de] 2011–2015 CDU
Dieter Steinecke [de] 2015–2016 CDU
Gabriele Brakebusch [de] 2016–2021 CDU
Gunnar Schellenberger 2021–present CDU
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