Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer wants to drastically reduce migration figures. "We are committed to limiting irregular migration and drastically reducing the numbers," said Kretschmer at the joint election campaign launch of the CDU in Saxony and Thuringia in Meerane. This is not possible with the Greens, which is why they do not belong in any further government. Things could not go on as before, he said, and a government mandate was needed in the state elections so that a great deal could be achieved on this point in the Bundesrat.
Education was also not yet where it wanted to be. Kretschmer promised to recruit more teachers. "We will do everything we can to recruit highly trained men and women for schools throughout the country." He also announced a pre-school year in kindergartens. Kretschmer's third campaign topic was health and care - and he lashed out at federal policy. He was furious that Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) was "only causing damage, only causing problems". In Saxony, Kretschmer wants to preserve all hospital locations.
