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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Government before electionTillich IICDU\u2013FDPGovernment after election Tillich IIICDU\u2013SPD       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The 2014 Saxony state election was held on 31 August 2014 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Stanislaw Tillich was defeated as the FDP lost all its seats. The CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Tillich was re-elected as Minister-President.Table of ContentsBackground[edit]Pre-election coalition talks[edit]Parties[edit]Opinion polling[edit]Election result[edit]Government formation[edit]References[edit]Background[edit]After the 2009 state election, held a month before the 2009 federal election, the CDU\u2013SPD grand coalition left office and was replaced by a CDU-led coalition with the FDP. The FDP suffered a major decline in support nationally after 2009, culminating in their ejection from the Bundestag in the 2013 federal election. Thus, in the lead-up to the 2014 state election, the Saxony state government was the only government nationwide that included the FDP. It seemed unlikely this coalition could continue after the election, as polling indicated the FDP may not even pass the 5% threshold to enter the Landtag.The largest opposition party was The Left. Polling indicated that a coalition between The Left, the SPD and The Greens may have been able to secure a majority, but this option was rejected by both the SPD and the Greens prior to the election.For the SPD, the state election in Saxony was their second electoral test (after the European elections) since becoming the junior partner in the federal grand coalition. Polls suggested that the public viewed the SPD’s role in government as positive; issues that had been worked on by the government were primarily election promises of the SPD. Despite this, all polls showed that the SPD was headed for another third-place finish in the state election. The SPD’s election campaign was centred on their lead candidate, Martin Dulig, who involved his family in the campaign. Dulig was also supported by former federal Chancellor Gerhard Schr\u00f6der.The Alternative for Germany (AfD) was hoping to win seats in a state parliament for the first time. In both the 2013 federal election and the 2013 European elections, AfD had achieved its strongest results in Saxony (6.8% in the federal election and 10.1% in the European elections).[1]The National Democratic Party (NPD) had won seats in Saxony in 2004 and retained them, with losses, in 2009. Polling and election results for the NPD had trended downwards since then, with most polls suggesting the party would not cross the 5% threshold and would thus lose their representation.The Pirate Party won 1.9% of the vote in the previous state election. Despite polling in late 2011 and 2012 showing its support up to as much as 9% in Saxony, the party lost most of its popularity throughout 2013, and the party had averaged around 2% in Saxony since the end of the year.Pre-election coalition talks[edit]Polls suggested that the CDU would again be the largest party. Minister-President Tillich was therefore expected to lead coalition negotiations. In addition to the SPD, the Greens hoped for a coalition with the CDU, but a “black-green” coalition was considered unlikely because the Greens oppose coal mining in Saxony.[2]Prior to the election, Tillich was open to coalitions with the FDP, the SPD, the Greens or AfD. Carsten Linnemann, the chairman of the CDU\/CSU Business Association, stated that a coalition with the Greens was a viable alternative if the FDP did not obtain any seats.[3] Tillich did not rule out a coalition with AfD, though CDU general-secretary Peter Tauber spoke out against the possibility.[4]The Left was unlikely to overtake the CDU, according to polls. The party wanted to form a coalition with the SPD in particular. The SPD, however, were sceptical about such an arrangement.[5]The NPD was not considered in coalition discussions.Parties[edit]The table below lists parties represented in the 5th Landtag of Saxony.Opinion polling[edit]Polling firmFieldwork dateSamplesizeCDULinkeSPDFDPGr\u00fcneNPDPiratenAfDOthersLead2014 state election31 Aug 2014\u201339.418.912.43.85.74.91.19.74.120.5Forschungsgruppe Wahlen27\u201328 Aug 20141,01340.5191535.55\u20137521.5Infratest dimap19\u201321 Aug 20141,0024019143.56.55\u20137521Forschungsgruppe Wahlen18\u201320 Aug 20141,072392015365\u20137519uniQma6\u201310 Aug 201480042181336416724IM FieldAug 20141,003432014373\u20135523INSA23 Jul\u20131 Aug 2014500401914564\u20136621Infratest dimap3\u20137 Jul 20141,000422113473\u20137321Forsa15 May\u201310 Jun 20141,002421815363\u20138524uniQma2\u20136 Jun 201480045161336327529Infratest dimap24\u201328 Apr 20141,000431816464\u20136325dimap24 Feb\u201311 Mar 20142,001451715464\u20136?28INSA26 Feb\u20133 Mar 20141,003432215251\u20137521uniQma11\u201314 Dec 201380049151726126232Infratest dimap9\u201315 Aug 20131,00045141451133\u2013331Emnid1 Feb\u20136 Mar 20131,0254319165744\u2013224dimap10\u201324 Aug 20122,0024415165824\u2013628Infratest27 Jun\u20131 Jul 20121,0004119164737\u2013322Emnid16 Jan\u201312 Feb 20121,04043181421029\u2013125IfM Leipzig4\u20137 Oct 20111,00144171221138\u2013?27dimap4\u201317 Jul 20112,0034319126115\u2013\u2013424aproxima4 Apr\u201329 May 20111,000422115683\u2013\u2013321aproxima9 Apr\u20139 Jul 20101,000422316574\u2013\u2013319IfM Leipzig9\u201310 Jun 20108024020166123\u2013\u20133202009 state election30 Aug 2009\u201340.220.610.410.06.45.61.9\u20134.919.6Election result[edit]Summary of the 31 August 2014 election results for the Landtag of SaxonyPartyVotes%+\/-Seats+\/-Seats\u00a0%Christian Democratic Union (CDU)645,51539.40.859146.8The Left (Linke)309,58118.91.727221.4Social Democratic Party (SPD)202,39612.42.018414.3Alternative for Germany (AfD)159,6119.7New14New11.1Alliance 90\/The Greens (Gr\u00fcne)93,8575.70.7816.4National Democratic Party (NPD)81,0514.90.7080Free Democratic Party (FDP)61,8403.86.20140Free Voters (FW)26,4341.60.20\u00b100Human Environment Animal Protection (Tierschutz)18,6111.11.00\u00b100Pirate Party Germany (Piraten)18,1571.10.80\u00b100Others20,5471.30\u00b100Total1,637,499100.01266Voter turnout49.13.1Popular VoteCDU\u200939.41%DIE LINKE\u200918.91%SPD\u200912.36%AfD\u20099.75%B’90\/GR\u00dcNE\u20095.73%NPD\u20094.95%FDP\u20093.78%Other\u20095.11%Landtag seatsCDU\u200946.83%DIE LINKE\u200921.43%SPD\u200914.29%AfD\u200911.11%B’90\/GR\u00dcNE\u20096.35%Government formation[edit]Due to the ejection of the FDP from the Landtag, the CDU was forced to seek new coalition partners.[6] Minister-President Tillich ruled out a coalition with AfD.[7]The CDU held exploratory talks with the Greens and the SPD. Talks with the Greens were inconclusive; the Greens claimed that education policy and energy policy were the sticking points. Antje Hermenau, the Greens’ lead candidate, then resigned on 20 September.[8]Coalition talks began on 19 September between the CDU and the SPD. On 9 November 2014, the SPD announced that 82.2% of its members had voted in favour of the coalition agreement between the CDU and SPD.[9]References[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2014-saxony-state-election-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2014 Saxony state election – Wikipedia"}}]}]