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Saxony's top exec, Michael Kretschmer, from the CDU, feels confident about commanding the upcoming local administration. "It's got to be the Saxon Union. We're in Saxony, we ain't taking orders. We're carving our Saxon path," Kretschmer stated post-vote in Dresden this morning.
Polling booths for the state vote swung open at 8:00 AM in Saxony. Over 3.3 million citizens have the liberty to vote until 6:00 PM, deciding the state parliament for the following five years. For weeks, the AfD and CDU have been neck and neck in the polls, battling it out for top spot. The Alliance for Progress and Social Justice (BSW), led by Sahra Wagenknecht, has embedded itself as the third strongest force, potentially earning up to 15% in the polls. SPD, Left, and Greens are all vying for a comeback in the state parliament.
At the last state election five years ago, the CDU emerged victorious with 32.1% of the second votes, narrowly edging out AfD (27.5%). Minister President Kretschmer has led a coalition with the Greens and SPD in government.
After announcing their confidence in securing the local administration, Saxony's CDU leader Michael Kretschmer urged citizens to cast their votes in the upcoming election. With the election day polling booths for the state vote officially opening at 8:00 AM, Kretschmer's CDU challenges the AfD for the top spot, aiming to maintain their favorable position from the previous election.
