Politics of Saxony-Anhalt

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

Reiner Haseloff, 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. Since 2011: Reiner Haseloff^[3] (CDU)

Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt

Party Strength in Landtag

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

State Landtag Compositions

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  1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election
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  1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election
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  1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election
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  2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election
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  2006 Saxony-Anhalt state election
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  2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election
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  2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election
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  2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election

State Election Results Maps

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  1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Black is CDU, Red is SPD
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  1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Black is CDU, Red is SPD, Pink is PDS
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  1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Red is SPD, Black is CDU
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  2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Black is CDU, Red is SPD
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  2006 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Black is CDU, Pink is Linke, Red is SPD
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  2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Black is CDU, Pink is Linke, Red is SPD
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  2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Red is SPD, Black is CDU, AfD is Blue, Pink is Linke
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  2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Black is CDU, AfD is Blue

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

No		Constituency	Member[4]	2021	Voters	2017	2013	2009	2005	2002	1998	1994	1990
	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

Bundestag election results

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

See also

• Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
• 1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election
• 1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election
• 1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election
• 2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election
• 2006 Saxony-Anhalt state election
• 2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election
• 2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election
• 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election
• 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election
• New states of Germany
• Politics of East Germany