Saxony state election, 2009
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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
.
, 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).
Saarland state election, 2009
State elections were held in Saarland on 30 August 2009, the same date as the Saxony and Thuringia state elections. The election decided control of the Landtag of Saarland .-Results:...
and Thuringia
Thuringia state election, 2009
Thuringia held state elections on 30 August 2009, the same day as the Saarland and Saxony state elections. The election established the composition of the Landtag of Thuringia...
state elections. The election results decided control of the Landtag of Saxony
Landtag of Saxony
The Landtag of Saxony, also referred to as the Parliament of Saxony or the Saxon Parliament, is the German state of Saxony's legislature...
(Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
's parliament). Minister-President
Minister-President
A minister-president is the head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments, in which a parliamentary or semi-presidential system of government prevails, who presides over the council of ministers...
Stanislaw Tillich
Stanislaw Tillich
Stanislaw Tillich is a German CDU politician. He is the Minister-President of the Free State of Saxony...
's Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
(CDU) won enough seats in combination with their preferred partners, the Free Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party (Germany)
The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...
(FDP) to enter into a coalition government, supplanting the grand coalition
Grand coalition
A grand coalition is an arrangement in a multi-party parliamentary system in which the two largest political parties of opposing political ideologies unite in a coalition government...
with the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
(SPD).
On September 30, 2009 Tillich (CDU
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
) was re-elected to the office of Minister-President
Minister-President
A minister-president is the head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments, in which a parliamentary or semi-presidential system of government prevails, who presides over the council of ministers...
in coalition with the FDP
Free Democratic Party (Germany)
The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...
.
Prior election
In the 2004 electionSaxony state election, 2004
The Saxony state election of 2004, was conducted on September 19, 2004, to elect members to the Landtag of Saxony.-Outcome:* The most striking result of the election, gaining international attention, was the entrance into the Landtag of the nationalist NPD, which won 12 seats. Its strength was...
, the center-right CDU failed to win an absolute majority of seats for the first time since Reunification in 1990. Minister-President Georg Milbradt
Georg Milbradt
Georg Milbradt is a German politician . He was the Minister-president of the Free State of Saxony from 2002 to 2008.-Life:...
was unable to form a government with his preferred coalition partner, the liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
FDP, but he was able to keep his office after entering into a grand coalition
Grand coalition
A grand coalition is an arrangement in a multi-party parliamentary system in which the two largest political parties of opposing political ideologies unite in a coalition government...
with the center-left (SPD).
Opinion polling
The following opinion polls have been conducted during the campaign:| 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% |
See also
- Saxony state election, 1999Saxony state election, 1999The Saxony state election of 1999 was held on September 19, 1999, to elect members of the Landtag of Saxony.-Results:Turnout was 61.1%, an increase of 2.7% over the previous Landtag elections....
- Saxony state election, 2004Saxony state election, 2004The Saxony state election of 2004, was conducted on September 19, 2004, to elect members to the Landtag of Saxony.-Outcome:* The most striking result of the election, gaining international attention, was the entrance into the Landtag of the nationalist NPD, which won 12 seats. Its strength was...