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Freie Wähler on transport

From the program “Citizen-Focused Politics with Expertise – 2024 State Election Platform”

2024 Saxony state election, September 1, 2024Original PDF, 33 pagesAnalyzed on October 3, 2026

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Placement on Transport

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Each axis measures one topic. There is no single "left" or "right" for everything here: economy, society, migration and security are kept apart. Only what the program says is placed. How to read the placement

  • Economybalanced (0), from 2 points

    Points per step: 0 clearly more state, 1 leaning more state, 0 balanced, 1 leaning more market, 0 clearly more market

  • Europeleaning less EU (+1), from 1 point

    Points per step: 0 clearly more EU, 0 leaning more EU, 0 balanced, 1 leaning less EU, 0 clearly less EU

  • Climateclearly growth first (+2), from 1 point

    Points per step: 0 clearly climate first, 0 leaning climate first, 0 balanced, 0 leaning growth first, 1 clearly growth first

The small columns under the bars show how many points sit on each of the five steps.

Reject the EU ban on combustion engines

The Free Voters reject the EU's decision to phase out new combustion-engine vehicles and want the market to decide. There should be no citywide 30 km/h zones.

The EU wants to stop new cars with combustion engines from 2035. The Free Voters are against this. The market should decide which cars exist. The party also opposes 30 km/h limits across whole cities.

The platform calls mobility a basic need and, in rural areas, a matter of freedom. The party rejects the EU rule under which new cars with combustion engines will no longer be registered in the future. A 30 km/h limit should not apply across entire cities. A master plan for network expansion is planned for hydrogen, electric, and methanol mobility.

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„Wir lehnen das von der EU beschlossene Verbrennerverbot ab. Auch in der Automobilbranche sollen marktwirtschaftliche Prinzipien gelten.“

Translation: We reject the combustion engine ban adopted by the EU. Market principles should apply in the automotive industry as well.

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Placement

  • Economyleaning more market

    The market rather than a legal requirement would decide on drive technologies, meaning less regulation for the auto industry.

  • Europeleaning less EU

    An adopted EU rule is rejected, which amounts to fewer binding requirements from Brussels.

  • Climateclearly growth first

    Rejecting the adopted combustion-engine phase-out aims to reverse a central climate rule already in force.

Expand rail, local transit, and roads

The Free Voters want to electrify and reopen rail lines, connect regions to larger cities by commuter rail, and support public transit in rural areas. Municipalities should get enough money for roads, bike paths, sidewalks, and bridges.

The Free Voters want more and better train connections. Old rail lines should run again. More buses should run in rural areas, including on-call buses. Towns should get enough money for roads and bridges. There should be more roundabouts.

Lines to be electrified include Leipzig–Chemnitz and Dresden–Görlitz or Zittau. The Dresden-Wroclaw Express would run again. Commuter rail links based on the "Chemnitz model" would connect cities such as Bautzen, Plauen, and Hoyerswerda. Closed lines would be reopened where there is demand. For local transit, the platform lists community buses, more on-call buses, pickup services, and better coordination between bus and rail. More roundabouts are meant to make traffic smoother and safer.

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„Etablierung von S-Bahn-Anbindungen der Regionen an die Oberzentren, wie z.B. Bautzen, Plauen, Hoyerswerda, nach dem „Chemnitzer Modell““

Translation: Establishing commuter rail links from the regions to the major regional centers, such as Bautzen, Plauen, and Hoyerswerda, based on the "Chemnitz model"

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Placement

  • Economyleaning more state

    More public money for rail, local transit, and municipal roads means an expansion of state investment.

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