Saxony SPD leadership expresses confidence

Resolution on Education Policy

In the afternoon, the party convention adopted a resolution on education policy. “We want to secure schools in Saxony for the long term. Declining student numbers must not be misinterpreted as an invitation to cut back. On the contrary: We must now strengthen schools, keep school commutes short, and ensure educational quality,” Homann explained. A school is more than just a building. “It is not only a place of learning, but it is often the center of social life in villages, communities, and neighborhoods.”

The SPD’s goal is to maintain schools and retain teaching staff despite declining student numbers. “We need reliable resources and want to achieve good education for all. That is why we are advocating for an amendment to the school law,” emphasized Homann. In addition to extended joint learning beyond elementary school, the SPD is advocating for the strengthening of community schools, mixed-age teaching, and the preservation of smaller school locations.

Federal Environment Minister: Eastern Germany Must Be Attractive

As a guest from the federal government, Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider addressed the delegates. Among other things, he spoke about the need for Eastern Germany to attract more people again. “We must be attractive to people from all regions, whether from North Rhine-Westphalia, the Netherlands, Poland, India, or other parts of the world. Only then will we have a future.” 

Young Socialists’ motion on police law fails

The Saxon Young Socialists put pressure on their party regarding the new police law. In a motion to the party convention, they called on the state parliamentary group not to approve the draft law in its current form and to work toward fundamental changes. They criticized, above all, the police’s new surveillance powers. However, the motion did not receive a majority vote from the delegates. 

The SPD in Saxony currently forms a minority government with the CDU and seeks majorities in rotation with the Greens, the Left Party, or the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance. In the 2024 state election, the Social Democrats received 7.3 percent of the vote here. They currently have around 4,400 members.

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