# 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.
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

* 1990 - 1991: Gerd Gies (CDU)
* 1991 - 1993: Werner Münch (CDU)
* 1993 - 1994: Christoph Bergner (CDU)
* 1994 - 2002: Reinhard Höppner (SPD)
* 2002 - 2011: Wolfgang Böhmer (CDU)
* Since 2011: Reiner Haseloff (CDU)

## Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
### Party Strength in Landtag

| Election year | Total seats | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won |
| Election year | Total seats | 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

* 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

### State Election Results Maps

* 1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Black is CDU, Red is SPD
* 1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Black is CDU, Red is SPD, Pink is PDS
* 1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Red is SPD, Black is CDU
* 2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Black is CDU, Red is SPD
* 2006 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Black is CDU, Pink is Linke, Red is SPD
* 2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Black is CDU, Pink is Linke, Red is SPD
* 2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Red is SPD, Black is CDU, AfD is Blue, Pink is Linke
* 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 | 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 | Created for 2009 election | Created for 2009 election | Created for 2009 election | 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 | Created for 2009 election | Created for 2009 election | Created for 2009 election | 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 | % won | % won | % won | % won | % won | % won | % won | % won |
| Election year | % 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 |