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What do the parties in Saxony say on other topics?

6 current election programs in Saxony have points on this topic.

Their points are shown side by side, summarized and placed. The quote and page number for each point are on the party's topic page.

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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

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

BSW

Program for the 2024 Saxony state election

  • Economyleaning more state (-1), from 1 point

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

Expand infrastructure in rural areas

The BSW aims for equal living conditions in cities and the countryside. Roads, internet, schools, and meeting places in rural areas are to be funded, and jobs spread more fairly between city and country.

The BSW wants life in the countryside to be as good as in cities. Small roads should be repaired. Fast internet should be available everywhere. Rural schools should not close. Companies in rural areas should also get help.

BSW: the point with quote and page number

CDU

Program for the 2024 Saxony state election

  • Economyleaning more state (-1), from 2 points

    Points per step: 0 clearly more state, 2 leaning more state, 0 balanced, 0 leaning more market, 0 clearly more market

  • Societyleaning conservative (+1), from 1 point

    Points per step: 0 clearly progressive, 0 leaning progressive, 0 balanced, 1 leaning conservative, 0 clearly conservative

Strengthen consumer advice across Saxony

The CDU wants to develop consumer advice services throughout Saxony and fund them reliably. Consumers are to be protected from fraud, unfair contracts and health risks and be able to make informed choices. Priorities are health, debt, digitalization and energy.

The CDU wants better advice for consumers. The consumer advice center in Saxony should get more sites and mobile advice. There should be help with debt, care and data protection. The money for this should be secure.

Support sports with a long-term investment program

The CDU wants to launch a long-term investment program for municipal and club sports facilities, covering both recreational and competitive sports. Sports funding is to become simpler and allow more local decision-making.

The CDU wants to put a lot of money into sports. Towns and clubs should get help for their fields and gyms. Getting funding should be easier. Saxony should train more good coaches.

Support churches and make religion class mandatory

The CDU wants to keep the state's treaties with the churches and its agreements with the Jewish communities. Religion is to count as a mandatory two-hour school subject, and religious education is to be firmly anchored in the education plan for nurseries, kindergartens and after-school care.

The CDU wants to keep the agreements with the churches. The same goes for the Jewish communities. Religion should be a fixed school subject with two hours. Daycare centers should also teach about religion. Church buildings should be preserved.

CDU: all 3 points with quotes and page numbers

Freie Wähler

Program for the 2024 Saxony state election

  • Economyleaning more state (-1), from 1 point

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

Give priority to strengthening rural areas

The Free Voters want to give villages and small and mid-sized towns priority in funding and capacity. By 2028, mobile coverage should reach everywhere and fiber-optic internet should be fully available. Planning and building rules should become much simpler.

The Free Voters want to strengthen villages and small towns. These should get more money first. By 2028, there should be cell phone coverage and fast internet everywhere. Building and planning should get easier. The number of wolves should be clearly regulated.

Preserve services in rural areas

The Free Voters want to keep daycare centers, schools, doctors' practices, hospitals and shops in rural areas. They cite the principle of equivalent living conditions and call for more state money and financial incentives.

The Free Voters want to secure life in the countryside. There should still be daycare, schools, doctors and shops. The state should give more money for this. People in the countryside should live as well as people in cities.

Freie Wähler: all 2 points with quotes and page numbers

Grüne

Program for the 2024 Saxony state election

  • Economyleaning more state (-1), from 1 point

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

  • Societyleaning progressive (-1), from 2 points

    Points per step: 0 clearly progressive, 2 leaning progressive, 0 balanced, 0 leaning conservative, 0 clearly conservative

  • Climateleaning climate first (-1), from 1 point

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

Modernize the burial law

The Greens want to revise Saxony's 2009 burial law and, for example, allow burials without a coffin. Parents of children lost to miscarriage or stillbirth would be able to decide for themselves about a burial.

The Greens want to change the law on burials. A burial without a coffin should be possible. Parents should be allowed to decide whether to bury a child who died before or at birth.

Secure long-term funding for consumer advice

The Greens want to give independent consumer advice in Saxony adequate long-term funding. Digital advice services are to be supported, and students' financial literacy is to be strengthened.

The Greens want to secure advice for consumers. There should be enough money for it in the long run. Advice should also be available online. Students should learn more about money and debt.

Promote grassroots sports and fight discrimination

The Greens want broad support for grassroots sports and equal opportunities for everyone to play. More open spaces and school sports facilities are to be opened up. Sports are to have wide-ranging anti-discrimination work.

The Greens want to support sports for everyone. School gyms and open spaces should be open more often. No one should be treated unfairly in sports. Clubs only get funding if they protect children. Swimming lessons should have good conditions.

Make sports and winter tourism sustainable

The Greens want an ecological shift in sports facilities, sports events, and winter tourism. In the platform's view, snow cannons are no longer a long-term option because of their high energy and resource use.

The Greens want to make sports more eco-friendly. Clubs should get help switching to clean energy. Sports events should become climate-neutral over time. Snow cannons use a lot of energy. So winter regions should find new paths for tourism.

Grüne: all 4 points with quotes and page numbers

Linke

Program for the 2024 Saxony state election

  • Economyleaning more state (-1.3), from 3 points

    Points per step: 1 clearly more state, 2 leaning more state, 0 balanced, 0 leaning more market, 0 clearly more market

  • Societyleaning progressive (-1.3), from 3 points

    Points per step: 1 clearly progressive, 2 leaning progressive, 0 balanced, 0 leaning conservative, 0 clearly conservative

Introduce mandatory natural hazard insurance

The Left wants to make insurance against natural hazard damage mandatory for all property owners while also creating a right to obtain it. It justifies this with more frequent extreme weather caused by the climate crisis.

The Left wants insurance against damage from severe weather. All property owners should have to take it out. They should also have a right to get it. The insurance should be affordable.

Introduce new public holidays

The Left wants to create several additional public holidays in Saxony: March 8 as Women's Day, May 8 as the Day of Liberation from Fascism, and a Children's and Family Friday in June. The state's culture of remembrance is to be given an anti-fascist orientation.

The Left wants new public holidays in Saxony. March 8 should be Women's Day. May 8 should mark the end of Nazi rule. In June there should be a holiday for children and families.

Reorganize public holidays in Saxony

The Left wants to drop the Buß- und Bettag (Protestant Day of Repentance and Prayer) as a public holiday and introduce a family holiday around World Children's Day instead. International Women's Day on March 8 is also to become a holiday. May 8 is to be a day of remembrance.

The Left wants to change the public holidays in Saxony. The Day of Repentance and Prayer should go. A family holiday should replace it. Women's Day on March 8 should become a holiday too.

Support club sports, facilities and volunteers

The Left puts club and grassroots sports at the center of its sports policy and wants children and teenagers to use sports facilities for free. The state is to fund municipalities so they can build and maintain facilities. Sports offerings in small towns are to take priority over more money for elite sports.

The Left wants more support for sports clubs. Children and teenagers should use fields and gyms for free. Towns should get more money for sports facilities. Volunteers in sports should get more support too.

Keep swimming pools and secure swimming lessons

The Left wants to keep outdoor and indoor pools, fund them adequately and give all children free admission. The platform points out that drowning is among the most common fatal accidents for children. Every child should therefore learn to swim.

The Left wants every child to learn to swim. Indoor and outdoor pools should stay open. Children should not pay admission. The state should build new swimming halls.

Linke: all 5 points with quotes and page numbers

SPD

Program for the 2024 Saxony state election

  • Economyleaning more state (-1), from 2 points

    Points per step: 0 clearly more state, 2 leaning more state, 0 balanced, 0 leaning more market, 0 clearly more market

Increase support for volunteering and clubs

The SPD wants to put more money into the “Wir für Sachsen” program, which pays volunteers an expense allowance. Grant applications are to become simpler, and clubs, sports and welfare associations are to receive dependable support.

Many people volunteer in clubs. The SPD wants to give them more money for their expenses. Applying for grants should become easier. Clubs should pay no GEMA fees for two parties a year. GEMA charges money when music is played.

Strengthen village shops and village centers

The SPD wants to support village shops and strengthen social cooperatives for this purpose. The "Vitale Dorfkerne" (vital village centers) program is to continue and be linked with the "Soziale Orte" (social places) program so that the running costs of community facilities are also covered.

The SPD wants to support village shops. They should offer many things under one roof, such as a café, a post office and groceries. The funding program for village centers should continue. It should also pay for running meeting places, not just building them.

SPD: all 2 points with quotes and page numbers