Saxony

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Saxony (German: Sachsen) is a federal state of Germany. Its capital is Dresden, while the largest city in Saxony is Leipzig. Saxony has an area of 18,417.16 km²[1] and a population of 4.236 millions[2].

Government

Due to the constitution of Saxony (1992-07-16) the legislative power is with the Landtag, a kind of local parliament. The Landtag consists of 116 members of parliament. They are elected for four years. The executive consists of the Ministerpräsident (English: minister president) who is elected by the Landtag and a cabinet of ministers. The ministers are appointed by the Ministerpräsident.

Currently, Saxony is governed by a cabinet consisting of ministers from CDU and SPD. The cabinet is led by Ministerpräsident Georg Milbradt (CDU).

The last election for the Landtag in 2004 yielded the following result:

Party First Vote (%) Seats
CDU 41.1 55
PDS 23.6 31
SPD 9.8 13
NPD 9.2 12
FDP 5.9 7
Grüne 5.1 6

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