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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]

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

Sven Schulze, 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. 2011 - 2026: Reiner Haseloff[3] (CDU)
  7. Since 2026 - Sven Schulze (CDU)

Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt

Party strength in the Landtag

More information Election year, Total seats ...
Election year Total
seats		 Seats won
CDU SPD PDS FDP Grüne DVU Linke AfD
1990 106 48 27 12 14 5
1994 99 37 36 21 5
1998 116 28 47 25 16
2002 115 48 25 25 17
2006 97 40 24 7 26
2011 105 41 26 9 29
2016 87 30 11 5 16 25
2021 97 40 9 7 6 12 23
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Legislative compositions

State election results maps

Constituencies in the Landtag

  • Salzwedel (01)
  • Gardelegen-Klötze (02)
  • Havelberg-Osterburg (03)
  • Stendal (04)
  • Genthin (05)
  • Burg (06)
  • Haldensleben (07)
  • Wolmirstedt (08)
  • Oschersleben-Wanzleben (09)
  • Magdeburg I (10)
  • Magdeburg II (11)
  • Magdeburg III (12)
  • Magdeburg IV (13)
  • Halberstadt (14)
  • Blankenburg (15)
  • Wernigerode (16)
  • Quedlinburg (17)
  • Aschersleben (18)
  • Staßfurt (19)
  • Schönebeck (20)
  • Bernburg (21)
  • Köthen (22)
  • Zerbst (23)
  • Wittenberg (24)
  • Jessen (25)
  • Dessau-Roßlau (26)
  • Dessau-Roßlau-Wittenberg (27)
  • Bitterfeld-Wolfen (28)
  • Saalekreis (29)
  • Eisleben (30)
  • Sangerhausen (31)
  • Querfurt (32)
  • Merseburg (33)
  • Bad Dürrenberg-Saalekreis (34)
  • Halle I (35)
  • Halle II (36)
  • Halle III (37)
  • Halle IV (38)
  • Weißenfels (39)
  • Naumburg (40)
  • Zeitz (41)

Constituencies in the Bundestag

More information No, Constituency ...
NoConstituencyMember[4] 2021Voters20172013200920052002199819941990
66 Altmark – Jerichower Land Herbert Wollmann SPD 159,998 CDU CDU Left SPD SPD SPD SPD CDU
67 Börde – Salzlandkreis Franziska Kersten SPD 215,532 CDU CDU CDU Created for 2009 election
68 Harz Heike Brehmer CDU 207,942 CDU CDU CDU SPD SPD SPD CDU CDU
69 Magdeburg Martin Kröber SPD 229,198 CDU CDU Left SPD SPD SPD SPD CDU
70 Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg Sepp Müller CDU 169,749 CDU CDU CDU Created for 2009 election
71 Halle Karamba Diaby SPD 209,765 CDU CDU Left SPD SPD SPD SPD FDP
72 Burgenland – Saalekreis Dieter Stier CDU 184,352 CDU CDU CDU SPD SPD SPD CDU CDU
73 Mansfeld Robert Farle AfD 198,676 CDU CDU Left SPD SPD SPD CDU CDU
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Bundestag election results

More information Election year, % won ...
Election year % won % won
CDU SPD PDS FDP Grüne NDP Linke AfD BSW
1990 100 38.6 24.7 9.4 19.7 5.3
1994 100 38.8 33.4 18.0 4.1 3.6
1998 100 27.2 38.1 20.7 4.1 3.3
2002 100 29.0 43.2 14.4 7.6 3.4
2005 100 24.7 32.7 8.1 4.1 2.6 26.6
2009 100 30.1 16.9 10.3 5.1 32.4
2013 100 41.2 18.2 2.6 4.0 23.9 4.2
2017 100 30.3 15.2 7.8 3.7 17.8 19.6
2021 100 21.0 25.4 9.5 6.5 9.6 19.6
2025 100 19.2 11.0 3.1 4.4 10.8 37.1 11.2
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