Saxony state election, 2009
Saxony state election, 2009
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All 132 seats of the Landtag of Saxony
67 seats needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Stanislaw Tillich |
André Hahn |
Thomas Jurk |
| Party |
CDU |
Left |
SPD |
| Last election |
55 seats, 41.1% |
31 seats, 23.6%[1] |
13 seats, 9.8% |
| Seats won |
58 |
29 |
14 |
| Seat change |
+3 |
-2 |
+1 |
| Percentage |
40.2% |
20.6% |
10.4% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Holger Zastrow |
Antje Hermenau |
Holger Apfel |
| Party |
FDP |
Green |
NPD |
| Last election |
7 seats, 5.9% |
6 seats, 5.1% |
12 seats, 9.2% |
| Seats won |
14 |
9 |
8 |
| Seat change |
+7 |
+3 |
-4 |
| Percentage |
10.0% |
6.4% |
5.6% |
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State elections took place in Saxony on 30 August 2009, the same day as the Saarland and Thuringia state elections. The election results decided control of the Landtag of Saxony (Saxony's parliament). Minister-President Stanislaw Tillich's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won enough seats in combination with their preferred partners, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) to enter into a coalition government, supplanting the grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
On September 30, 2009 Tillich (CDU) was re-elected to the office of Minister-President in coalition with the FDP.
Results
Prior election
In the 2004 election, the center-right CDU failed to win an absolute majority of seats for the first time since Reunification in 1990. Minister-President Georg Milbradt was unable to form a government with his preferred coalition partner, the liberal FDP, but he was able to keep his office after entering into a grand coalition with the center-left (SPD).
Turnout was at 59.6%, down from 61.1% in the 1999 election.
Opinion polling
The following opinion polls have been conducted during the campaign:[3]
| Group |
Date |
CDU |
The Left |
SPD |
NPD |
FDP |
Greens |
Other |
| Institut für Marktforschung Leipzig |
22 August 2009 |
41% |
20% |
14% |
5% |
10% |
6% |
4% |
| Infratest dimap |
12 August 2009 |
39% |
19% |
15% |
5% |
12% |
6% |
4% |
| Institut für Marktforschung Leipzig |
16 July 2009 |
42% |
17% |
14% |
5% |
11% |
7% |
5% |
| Infratest dimap |
25 June 2009 |
40% |
20% |
13% |
5% |
12% |
6% |
4% |
| Infratest dimap |
14 May 2009 |
40% |
19% |
15% |
5% |
10% |
7% |
4% |
| Infratest dimap |
5 May 2009 |
42% |
18% |
13% |
5% |
11% |
6% |
5% |
| Institut für Marktforschung Leipzig |
21 April 2009 |
43% |
17% |
18% |
4% |
9% |
6% |
3% |
| Institut für Marktforschung Leipzig |
24 March 2009 |
42% |
17% |
18% |
5% |
9% |
6% |
3% |
| aproxima |
24 March 2009 |
49% |
21% |
15% |
4% |
5% |
5% |
1% |
| Infratest dimap |
2 December 2008 |
42% |
20% |
18% |
3% |
9% |
6% |
2% |
| Institut für Marktforschung Leipzig |
14 November 2008 |
39% |
19% |
16% |
6% |
9% |
6% |
5% |
References
See also
Elections and refernedums in Saxony |
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