Breaking news: Everything counted: CDU becomes the strongest force in Saxony

news.de Breaking news: Everything counted: CDU becomes the strongest force in Saxony Article by kns/roj/news.de • 1 hour • 1 minute reading time The CDU became the strongest force in the state elections in Saxony with 31.9 percent. After all constituencies have been counted, it is ahead of the AfD, which received 30.6 percent of the votes. The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) ran in the state elections for the first time and achieved 11.8 percent straight away, as the state election office announced on its website. This means that it will be the third strongest faction in the state parliament in the future. The SPD received 7.3 percent of the votes, the Greens received 5.1 percent. The Left slipped to 4.5 percent, but managed to return to the state parliament by winning two direct mandates. Voter turnout was 74.4 percent, the highest ever in a state election in the state.