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2019 Saxony state election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2019 Saxony state election

| country = Saxony

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2014 Saxony state election

| previous_year = 2014

| next_election = 2024 Saxony state election

| next_year = 2024

| seats_for_election = All 119 seats in the Landtag of Saxony

| majority_seats = 60

| election_date = 1 September 2019

| turnout = 2,166,457 (66.5%)
{{increase}} 17.4 pp

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =2019-09-01 Wahlabend Sachsen by Sandro Halank–166.jpg|bSize = 124|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| leader1 = Michael Kretschmer

| party1 = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| last_election1 = 59 seats, 39.4%

| seats1 = 45

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 14

| popular_vote1 = 695,560

| percentage1 = 32.1%

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 7.3 pp

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image =2019-09-01 Wahlabend Sachsen by Sandro Halank–079.jpg|bSize = 119|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| leader2 = Jörg Urban

| party2 = Alternative for Germany

| last_election2 = 14 seats, 9.7%

| seats2 = 38

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 24

| popular_vote2 = 595,671

| percentage2 = 27.5%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 17.7 pp

| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Rico Gebhardt.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| leader3 = Rico Gebhardt

| party3 = The Left (Germany)

| last_election3 = 27 seats, 18.9%

| seats3 = 14

| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 13

| popular_vote3 = 224,354

| percentage3 = 10.4%

| swing3 = {{decrease}} 8.5 pp

| image4 = {{Multiple candidates images|{{CSS image crop|Image =2019-09-01 Wahlabend Sachsen by Sandro Halank–111.jpg|bSize = 133|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 28}}|{{CSS image crop|Image =2019-09-01 Wahlabend Sachsen by Sandro Halank–092.jpg|bSize = 148|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 36}}}}

| leader4 = Wolfram Günther &
Katja Meier

| party4 = Alliance 90/The Greens

| last_election4 = 8 seats, 5.7%

| seats4 = 12

| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 4

| popular_vote4 = 187,015

| percentage4 = 8.6%

| swing4 = {{increase}} 2.9 pp

| image5 = {{CSS image crop|Image =2019-09-01 Wahlabend Sachsen by Sandro Halank–148.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| leader5 = Martin Dulig

| party5 = Social Democratic Party of Germany

| last_election5 = 18 seats, 12.4%

| seats5 = 10

| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 8

| popular_vote5 = 167,289

| percentage5 = 7.7%

| swing5 = {{decrease}} 4.6 pp

| map_image = 2019 Saxony state election.svg

| map_size = 400px

| map_caption = Results for the single-member constituencies

| title = Government

| before_election = Kretschmer I

| before_party = CDU–SPD

| posttitle = Government after election

| after_election = Kretschmer II

| after_party = CDU–Greens–SPD

}}

The 2019 Saxony state election was held on 1 September 2019 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Saxony. The outgoing government was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Michael Kretschmer.

The CDU, SPD, and The Left suffered heavy losses. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) moved into second place with 27.5% of votes, an increase of almost 18 percentage points. The Left fell from second to third place, underperforming opinion polls with 10%. The Greens recorded an improvement to 8.6%, but also fared more poorly than expected. The SPD fell to fifth place with 8%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.merkur.de/politik/sachsen-umfrage-beben-afd-fast-gleichauf-mit-cdu-vor-landtagswahl-zr-11880254.html|title=Umfrage-Beben in Sachsen: AfD auf Augenhöhe mit der CDU|date=2019-04-27|work=merkur.de|language=de|access-date=2019-05-05}} The election saw a major increase in voter turnout, rising from less than half in 2014 to 66.5% in 2019.

The incumbent grand coalition lost its majority, necessitating the formation of a new government. The CDU subsequently negotiated a "Kenya coalition" with the Greens and SPD. Michael Kretschmer was re-elected as Minister-President on 20 December.{{cite news|url=https://www.mdr.de/sachsen/politik/regierung-kenia-koalitionsvertrag-unterzeichnet-100.html|title=Sachsens Kenia-Regierung ist besiegelt|publisher=MDR.de|date=20 December 2019}}

Background

In the 2014 state election, the CDU entered into coalition with the SPD. Since then, Saxony emerged as a stronghold of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which achieved its best results in Saxony in national elections since. It won narrow pluralities in the state in both the 2017 federal election, winning 27.0%, and the 2019 European elections, winning 25.3%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/eu-election-afd-surge-in-eastern-germany-sets-up-clash-of-cultures/a-48909859|title=EU election: AfD surge in eastern Germany sets up clash of cultures | DW | 27.05.2019}}

In May 2019, the Saxon electoral commission ruled that two-thirds of AfD's candidate list was invalid due to the party's decision to split them across two lists.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/afd-in-regional-election-administrative-oversight/|title = Administrative oversight restricts far-right AfD in regional election|date = 5 July 2019}} However, in July, a court partially overturned this decision, ruling half of the party's list eligible.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/german-court-partially-overturns-restrictions-on-far-right-afd-election-list/|title = German court partially overturns restrictions on far-right AfD election list|date = 26 July 2019}}

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 6th Landtag of Saxony.

class="wikitable"

! rowspan=2 colspan=3| Name

! rowspan=2| Ideology

! rowspan=2| Leader(s)

! colspan=2| 2014 result

Votes (%)

! Seats

bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}} |

| align=center| CDU

| Christian Democratic Union of Germany
{{small|Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands}}

| Christian democracy

| Michael Kretschmer

| align=center| 39.4%

| {{Composition bar|59|126|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}} |

| align=center| Linke

| The Left
{{small|{{Lang|de|Die Linke}}}}

| Democratic socialism

| Rico Gebhardt

| align=center| 18.9%

| {{Composition bar|27|126|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |

| align=center| SPD

| Social Democratic Party of Germany
{{small|Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands}}

| Social democracy

| Martin Dulig

| align=center| 12.4%

| {{Composition bar|18|126|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}} |

| align=center| AfD

| Alternative for Germany
{{small|Alternative für Deutschland}}

| German nationalism
Right-wing populism

| Jörg Urban

| align=center| 9.7%

| {{Composition bar|14|126|{{party color|Alternative for Germany}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}} |

| align=center| Grüne

| Alliance 90/The Greens
{{small|Bündnis 90/Die Grünen}}

| Green politics

| Katja Meier
Wolfram Günther

| align=center| 5.7%

| {{Composition bar|8|126|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}}}

Opinion polling

=Graphical summary=

File:Opinion polling for the 2019 Saxony state election.svg

=Party polling=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;"
style="height:40px;"

! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm

! style="width:125px;" rowspan="2"| Fieldwork date

! style="width:35px;" rowspan="2"| Sample
size

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| CDU

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Linke

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| SPD

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| AfD

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Grüne

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| NPD

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| FDP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others

! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead

style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|The Left (Germany)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Alternative for Germany}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Party of Germany}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"|

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| [https://wahlen.sachsen.de/LW_19.php 2019 state election]

| data-sort-value="2019-09-01"| 1 Sep 2019

| –

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 32.1

| 10.4

| 7.7

| 27.5

| 8.6

| 0.6

| 4.5

| 8.6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4.6

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm Forschungsgruppe Wahlen]

| data-sort-value="2019-08-29"| 26–29 Aug 2019

| 1,657

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 32

| 14

| 8.5

| 24.5

| 11

| –

| 5

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 7.5

[https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/spon-wahltrend-sachsen-und-brandenburg-cdu-und-spd-ploetzlich-vorn-a-1284030.html Civey]

| data-sort-value="2019-08-28"| 4–28 Aug 2019

| 5,015

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 29.0

| 15.0

| 8.9

| 24.9

| 10.9

| –

| 5.7

| 5.6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4.1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2019-08-26"| 19–26 Aug 2019

| 1,018

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 29

| 15

| 8

| 25

| 11

| –

| 5

| 7

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm Forschungsgruppe Wahlen]

| data-sort-value="2019-08-22"| 19–22 Aug 2019

| 1,068

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 31

| 14

| 9

| 25

| 10

| –

| 5

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 6

[https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/infratest-cdu-in-sachsen-bei-30-prozent-spd-in-brandenburg-mit-afd-gleichauf-a-1283252.html Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2019-08-21"| 19–21 Aug 2019

| 1,002

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 30

| 16

| 7

| 24

| 11

| –

| 5

| 7

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 6

[https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/sachsen-wahl-cdu-in-umfrage-knapp-vor-afd-a-1282747.html Civey]

| data-sort-value="2019-08-20"| 23 Jul–20 Aug 2019

| 5,016

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 28.0

| 15.0

| 8.5

| 25.2

| 11.4

| –

| 5.5

| 6.4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2.8

[https://www.lvz.de/Region/Mitteldeutschland/LVZ-Stimmungstest-vor-der-Sachsen-Wahl-CDU-knapp-vor-der-AfD-SPD-bleibt-im-Tief FB Czaplicki]

| 8–15 Aug 2019

| 700

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 28.0

| 16.0

| 8.0

| 26.0

| 13.0

| –

| 5.0

| 4.0

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2

[https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article198071773/Vor-Landtagswahl-in-Sachsen-CDU-ueberholt-laut-Umfrage-AfD.html INSA]

| data-sort-value="2019-07-31"| 22–31 Jul 2019

| 1,011

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 28

| 16

| 8

| 25

| 12

| –

| 5

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3

[https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/sachsen-wahl-afd-legt-in-umfrage-zu-cdu-verliert-a-1278921.html Civey]

| data-sort-value="2019-07-25"| 27 Jun–25 Jul 2019

| 5,019

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 27.1

| 15.0

| 8.7

| 25.4

| 10.8

| –

| 5.6

| 7.4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1.7

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2019-06-29"| 24–29 Jun 2019

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 26

| 15

| 9

| {{Party shading/AfD}}| 26

| 12

| –

| 5

| 7

| data-sort-value="0"| Tie

[https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/sachsen-thueringen-brandenburg-umfrage-afd-und-gruene-legen-zu-a-1272054.html Civey]

| data-sort-value="2019-06-12"| 15 May–12 Jun 2019

| 5,001

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 29.7

| 16.6

| 10.3

| 23.5

| 10.6

| –

| 4.6

| 4.7

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 6.2

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2019-06-11"| 4–11 Jun 2019

| 1,057

| 24

| 16

| 7

| {{Party shading/AfD}}| 25

| 16

| –

| 6

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Alternative for Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;" data-sort-value="-1"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm FB Czaplicki]

| data-sort-value="2019-06-04"| 29 May–4 Jun 2019

| 703

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 24

| 15

| 8

| {{Party shading/AfD}}| 24

| 14

| –

| 6

| 9

| data-sort-value="0"| Tie

style="background:#F5F5E5;font-style:italic;"

| 2019 European election

| data-sort-value="2019-05-26"| 26 May 2019

| –

| 23.0

| 11.7

| 8.6

| {{Party shading/AfD}}| 25.3

| 10.3

| 0.8

| 4.7

| 15.6

| style="background:{{party color|Alternative for Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2.3

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2019-04-24"| 17–24 Apr 2019

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 28

| 16

| 10

| 26

| 9

| –

| 6

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2

[https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/sachsen-brandenburg-thueringen-afd-stark-regierungen-ohne-mehrheit-umfrage-a-1263110.html Civey]

| data-sort-value="2019-04-16"| 19 Mar–16 Apr 2019

| 3,852

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 29.4

| 17.4

| 11.6

| 20.8

| 9.9

| –

| 6.1

| 4.8

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 8.6

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2019-03-18"| 7–18 Mar 2019

| 1,028

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 28

| 17

| 9

| 25

| 9

| –

| 6

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm FB Czaplicki]

| data-sort-value="2019-03-13"| 4–13 Mar 2019

| 703

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 27

| 17

| 11

| 18

| 16

| –

| 5

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 9

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2018-12-17"| 10–17 Dec 2018

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 29

| 18

| 10

| 25

| 9

| –

| 6

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm IM Field]

| data-sort-value="2018-11-14"| 2–14 Nov 2018

| 1,002

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 29

| 17

| 11

| 24

| 8

| –

| 6

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 5

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2018-08-30"| 27–30 Aug 2018

| 1,040

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 28

| 18

| 11

| 25

| 7

| –

| 7

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm uniQma]

| data-sort-value="2018-08-28"| 20–28 Aug 2018

| 703

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 28.9

| 18.6

| 11.4

| 23.9

| 6.8

| –

| 5.6

| 4.5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 5.0

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2018-08-25"| 20–25 Aug 2018

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 30

| 18

| 11

| 25

| 6

| –

| 5

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 5

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2018-06-11"| 4–11 Jun 2018

| 1,009

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 32

| 19

| 9

| 24

| 6

| –

| 6

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 8

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm IM Field]

| data-sort-value="2017-12-02"| 16 Nov–2 Dec 2017

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 33

| 18

| 12

| 23

| 4

| –

| 7

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 10

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm IM Field]

| data-sort-value="2017-10-26"| 23–26 Oct 2017

| 1,005

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 31

| 17

| 14

| 21

| 4

| –

| 7

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 10

style="background:#E5E5F5;font-style:italic;"

| 2017 federal election

| data-sort-value="2017-09-24"| 24 Sep 2017

| –

| 26.9

| 16.1

| 10.5

| {{Party shading/AfD}}| 27.0

| 4.6

| 1.1

| 8.2

| 5.6

| style="background:{{party color|Alternative for Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;" data-sort-value="-0.2"| 0.2

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2017-06-17"| 12–17 Jun 2017

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 41

| 15

| 10

| 21

| 4

| –

| 5

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 20

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2016-11-19"| 15–19 Nov 2016

| 1,002

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 34

| 16

| 12

| 25

| 7

| –

| –

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 9

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2016-09-23"| 19–23 Sep 2016

| 1,003

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 37.5

| 16

| 13

| 21.5

| 6

| 1.5

| 2

| 2.5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/sachsen.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2015-09-14"| 9–14 Sep 2015

| 1,001

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38

| 17

| 13

| 13

| 7

| 5

| 3

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 21

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| 2014 state election

| data-sort-value="2014-08-31"| 31 Aug 2014

| –

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39.4

| 18.9

| 12.4

| 9.7

| 5.7

| 4.9

| 3.8

| 5.1

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 20.5

Election result

{{election table}}

| colspan=13 align=center| 350px

|-

! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Party

! colspan=4| Constituency

! colspan=4| Party list

! rowspan=2| Total
seats

! rowspan=2| +/-

! rowspan=2| Seats %

|-

! Votes

! %

! +/-

! Seats

! Votes

! %

! +/-

! Seats

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|

| align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)

| 703,006

| 32.5

| {{decrease}}7.2

| 41

| 695,560

| 32.1

| {{decrease}}7.3

| 4

| 45

| {{decrease}}14

| 37.8

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}|

| align=left| Alternative for Germany (AfD)

| 613,585

| 28.4

| {{increase}}22.0

| 15

| 595,671

| 27.5

| {{increase}}17.7

| 23

| 38

| {{increase}}24

| 31.9

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|

| align=left| The Left (Die Linke)

| 265,871

| 12.3

| {{decrease}}8.7

| 1

| 224,354

| 10.4

| {{decrease}}8.5

| 13

| 14

| {{decrease}}13

| 11.8

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|

| align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)

| 192,489

| 8.9

| {{increase}}2.6

| 3

| 187,015

| 8.6

| {{increase}}2.9

| 9

| 12

| {{increase}}4

| 10.1

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|

| align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD)

| 166,920

| 7.7

| {{decrease}}5.5

| 0

| 167,289

| 7.7

| {{decrease}}4.6

| 10

| 10

| {{decrease}}8

| 8.4

|-

! colspan=13|

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|

| align=left| Free Democratic Party (FDP)

| 100,639

| 4.7

| {{increase}}0.6

| 0

| 97,438

| 4.5

| {{increase}}0.7

| 0

| 0

| ±0

| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Free Voters}}|

| align=left| Free Voters (FW)

| 98,353

| 4.6

| {{increase}}2.6

| 0

| 72,897

| 3.4

| {{increase}}1.8

| 0

| 0

| ±0

| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}|

| align=left| Die PARTEI (PARTEI)

| 12,557

| 0.6

| {{increase}}0.4

| 0

| 33,618

| 1.6

| {{increase}}0.9

| 0

| 0

| ±0

| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Human Environment Animal Protection Party}}|

| align=left| Human Environment Animal Protection Party (Tierschutz)

| –

| –

| {{steady}}0.0

| –

| 33,476

| 1.5

| {{increase}}0.4

| 0

| 0

| ±0

| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|National Democratic Party of Germany}}|

| align=left| National Democratic Party (NPD)

| –

| –

| {{steady}}0.0

| –

| 12,947

| 0.6

| {{decrease}}4.3

| 0

| 0

| ±0

| 0

|-

| bgcolor=black|

| align=left| Partei für Gesundheitsforschung

| –

| –

| New

| –

| 11,652

| 0.5

| New

| 0

| 0

| New

| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|The Blue Party (Germany)}}|

| align=left| Blaue #TeamPetry Thüringen

| 1,508

| 0.1

| New

| 0

| 7,806

| 0.4

| New

| 0

| 0

| New

| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}|

| align=left| Pirate Party Germany (Piraten)

| –

| –

| {{decrease}}1.6

| –

| 6,632

| 0.3

| {{decrease}}0.8

| 0

| 0

| ±0

| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Ecological Democratic Party}}|

| align=left| Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)

| –

| –

|

| –

| 6,000

| 0.3

| {{increase}}0.3

| 0

| 0

| ±0

| 0

|-

| bgcolor=#110077|

| align=left| Party of Humanists (Humanisten)

| –

| –

| New

| –

| 4,305

| 0.2

| New

| 0

| 0

| New

| 0

|-

|

| align=left| Dawn of German Patriots – Middle Germany (ADPM)

| –

| –

| New

| –

| 3,948

| 0.2

| New

| 0

| 0

| New

| 0

|-

| bgcolor=#005488|

| align=left| Party of Reason (PDV)

| –

| –

|

| –

| 2,268

| 0.1

| {{increase}}0.1

| 0

| 0

| ±0

| 0

|-

| bgcolor=#FF0000|

| align=left| Communist Party of Germany (KPD)

| –

| –

|

| –

| 1,951

| 0.1

| {{increase}}0.1

| 0

| 0

| ±0

| 0

|-

|

| align=left| Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität (BüSo)

| –

| –

| {{decrease}}0.4

| –

| 1,630

| 0.1

| {{decrease}}0.1

| 0

| 0

| ±0

| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Other}}|

| align=left| Other

| 2,732

| 0.1

|

| 0

| –

| –

| –

| –

| 0

| ±0

| 0

|-

! colspan=2| Valid votes

! 2,159,850

! 98.7

!

!

! 2,166,457

! 99.0

!

!

!

!

!

|-

! colspan=2| Blank and invalid votes

! 28,636

! 1.3

!

!

! 22,029

! 1.0

!

!

!

!

!

|-

! colspan=2| Total

! 2,188,486

! 100.0

!

! 60

! 2,188,486

! 100.0

!

! 59

! 119

! {{decrease}}7

!

|-

! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout

! 3,288,643

! 66.5

! {{increase}} 17.4

!

! 3,288,643

! 66.5

! {{increase}} 17.4

!

!

!

!

|-

| colspan=13| Source: [https://www.wahlen.sachsen.de/landtagswahl-2019-wahlergebnisse.php Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen]

|}

AfD received its highest share of the vote in any state or federal election, while the CDU and The Left both fell to record lows in Saxony. Under normal circumstances AfD should have received 39 seats in the Landtag; however, due to positions 31–61 being ruled invalid and removed from AfD's party list, they had no candidates to fill the final seat. Thus, it remains vacant and there are only 119 seats in the Landtag, one fewer than the standard minimum size.

Government formation

Incumbent Minister-President Michael Kretschmer was considered likely to retain his job, as his party remained the largest in the Landtag. Kretschmer ruled out working with AfD or leading a minority government during the campaign. As the CDU also rejects working with The Left, this leaves a so-called "Kenya coalition" as the only viable option: a coalition of the CDU, Greens, and SPD. Such a coalition has governed Saxony-Anhalt since the 2016 state election.{{cite news |last1=Anzlinger |first1=Jana |title=Landtagswahl: Diese Koalitionen sind möglich |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/landtagswahl-sachsen-koalitionen-1.4584398 |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date=2 September 2019 |language=de}} Kretschmer and Green leaders Meier and Günther publicly supported exploratory discussions in the week following the election, and the Greens scheduled a party vote on opening negotiations for 12 October.{{cite web |title=CDU-Landeschef in Sachsen: Kretschmer für Kenia-Koalition |url=https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute/cdu-landeschef-in-sachsen-kretschmer-fuer-kenia-koalition-100.html |website=ZDF |language=de}}

On 20 December, the coalition between the CDU, Greens, and SPD was approved by the Landtag and sworn into government, with Kretschmer remaining as Minister-President.

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