2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election

100px 100px 100px Reiner Haseloff  CDU Saxony-Anhalt Leader Wulf Gallert  The Left Leader Katrin Budde  SPD Saxony-Anhalt Leader
The Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 13 March 2016 in the German State of Saxony-Anhalt for the next composition of the Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent Governor is Reiner Haseloff of the CDU, governing with the SPD.

Results
30 CDU MPs were elected (down 12) - 29.8%
24 AfD MPs were elected (up 24) - 24.2%
17 The Left MPs were elected (down 9) - 16.3%
11 SPD MPs were elected (down 17) - 10.6%
5 Green MPs were elected (down 4) - 5.2%

Post-election
The only realistic possibility would be a coalition government of the CDU, SPD and the Greens. Together, they would have a 2-seat majority . Other combinations (such as the CDU and The Left or CDU and AfD) are highly unlikely. The stark differences among the parties will make it harder for negotiations to create a coalition.

Polls before the election
The reference for the polls is wahlrecht.de.

 Poll Date CDU Left SPD Green NPD FDP Pirate AfD Other Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 3/10/2016 32% 21% 14% 5% – 4.5% – 18% 5.5% Forsa 3/9/2016 30% 20% 17% 5% – 5% – 18% 5% INSA 3/7/2016 29% 20% 15.5% 6% – 4% – 19% 6.5% uniQma 3/7/2016 30% 19% 18% 5% 1% 4% – 17% 6% Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 3/4/2016 32% 20% 15% 5% – 4% – 17% 7% Infratest dimap 3/3/2016 31% 21% 15% 5.5% – 4.5% – 19% 4% INSA 2/28/2016 29.5% 20% 17% 5% – 5% – 17% 6.5% INSA 2/22/2016 30% 21% 16% 5% – 4% – 17% 7% Infratest dimap 2/17/2016 32% 20% 18% 5% – 4% – 17% 4% Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 1/14/2016 33% 19% 19% 5% – 3% – 15% 6% INSA 12/5/2015 35% 23% 15.5% 6% – 3% – 13.5% 4% Infratest dimap 9/14/2015 34% 26% 21% 7% 3% – – 5% 4% GMS 7/1/2015 35% 21% 21% 6% 3% 4% – 6% 4% Infratest dimap 8/20/2013 39% 22% 21% 7% – 2% 3% – 6%State election 2011Wahlrecht.de: Wahlumfragen zur Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt.3/20/201132.5%23.7%21.5%7.1%4.6%3.8%1.4%N/A5.4%

References

Other websites
Saxony-Anhalt Electoral Office 

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