The Free Voters in Saxony (FW) want to stick to a conservative course following their defeat in the Bundestag elections. FW chairman Thomas Weidinger clearly rejected an orientation "to the left of the CDU". "The Free Voters must adopt the position that the CDU had before Angela Merkel," Weidinger told the German Press Agency in Dresden.
Free Voters' election defeat
The Free Voters only achieved 1.5 percent nationwide in last Sunday's federal election. In Bavaria, where the party traditionally performs best, approval fell sharply, leaving the party at 4.3 percent. In Saxony, it achieved 2.3 percent of the second votes.