The state parliamentary election in Saxony begins with the opening of the polling stations at 08:00. Around 3.3 million eligible voters are called upon to elect the parliament for the next five years. People over the age of 18 on election day and who have had their main residence in Saxony for at least three months can cast their vote until the evening.
Meanwhile, the SPD, Greens and Left Party must fear for their return to parliament. However, they can make it into the state parliament if they win two direct mandates. Then the state list will also come into play again. And with the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), a new party has appeared on the political stage. In the election polls, the BSW is clearly the third-strongest party with ratings of up to 15 percent. The Free Voters (Freie Wähler) have achieved four percent and are also still hoping to enter the state parliament. For the FDP, on the other hand, it does not seem to be enough again.
Which coalitions are conceivable?
In view of the poll results, political scientist Hendrik Träger from Leipzig University believes that many variants are possible - from a three-party parliament consisting of the CDU, AfD and BSW to a parliament with seven parties, in which the SPD, Left Party, Greens and Free Voters would also be represented. "That would make forming a government considerably more difficult." He only sees the first three parties mentioned as "set".
