The parties' election-postersElection in Saxony-Anhalt
On March 13, 2016 the people of Saxony-Anhalt are casting their vote for a new state-parliament. Fifteen political parties are approved for the elections. We present six of them and explain the parties' key issues.
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The state association of the CDU is more than 70 years old. The party is campaigning with its plans to reduce bureaucracy for the economy. Another key issue in their campaign is the refugee policy. The CDU wants to temporarily provide refuge for everyone, who has flown war and persecution. Still, Germany cannot become a permanent new home for everyone, they argue. Bildrechte: MDR/Luca Deutschländer
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Die LINKE wants more money for teachers and the police in Saxony-Anhalt. They also want more women in leading positions in the society. Their position when it comes to refugees is to provide better offers for language-learning and education as well better opportunities for work. They claim that these are important pieces of successful integration.
For the first time in many years, more people are moving to Saxony-Anhalt than are leaving the state. Die LINKE sees this as a great chance. Bildrechte: MDR/Luca Deutschländer
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Their core issue is social justice. The SPD wants higher wages for the people in Saxony-Anhalt. They also say that the state needs to be better marketed to tourists, in order to strengthen an important economic factor. Bildrechte: MDR/Luca Deutschländer
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"Bündnis 90/Die Grünen" have devoted their campaign to four central issues. With "Green for Mother Nature", the party wants to advocate for renewable energy source and wind power instead of brown coal. Other issues are farm animal welfare and equal chances in education for all children, as well as the fight against Neo-Nazism and for democracy. Bildrechte: MDR/Luca Deutschländer
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The party makes the currently governing coalition of CDU and SPD responsible for what they call a gridlock. The FDP wants to change that, for example by expanding the railroad- and road network. In the party’s eyes, the current situation is responsible for the overtly long morning commute of many workers in the state. They also want to get even the smallest villages connected to high-speed internet and they also want better education for young people. Bildrechte: MDR/Luca Deutschländer
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In their early days, the party was mostly critical of the Euro, but later on the AfD developed into a party mostly critical of refugees. According to their views, closing the German borders will stop a "chaotic mass-immigration". The AfD is viewed by many onlookers as right-wing and populist. They call themselves liberal- and national-conservative. Bildrechte: MDR/Luca Deutschländer