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1990 Saxony state election

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All 160 seats in the Landtag of Saxony 81 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,632,455 (72.8%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Kurt Biedenkopf Anke Fuchs Party CDU SPD PDS Seats won 92 32 17 Popular vote 1,417,332 502,755 269,420 Percentage 53.8% 19.1% 10.2%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Axel Viehweger Party New Forum FDP Seats won 10 9 Popular vote 147,543 138,376 Percentage 5.6% 5.3%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Elected Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf CDU

The 1990 Saxony state election was held on 14 October 1990 to elect the members of the first Landtag of Saxony. It was the first election held in Saxony since the reunification of Germany, which took place on 3 October. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Kurt Biedenkopf dominated the election with 53.8% of the vote, followed by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 19.1%. Biedenkopf subsequently became Saxony's first post-reunification Minister-President.

Parties

The table below lists parties which won seats in the election.

Election result

Summary of the 14 October 1990 election results for the Landtag of Saxony

Party		Votes	%	Seats	Seats %
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	1,417,332	53.8	92	57.5
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	502,755	19.1	32	20.0
	Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)	269,420	10.2	17	10.6
	New Forum (FORUM)	147,543	5.6	10	6.3
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	138,376	5.3	9	5.6
	German Social Union (DSU)	93,347	3.5	0	0
	Others	63,682	2.4	0	0
Total		2,632,455	100.0	160
Voter turnout			72.8

Sources

• Statisches Landesamt Sachsen

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