Saxony
State in Germany
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| 2025 | AfD becomes the strongest party in Saxony with 37.3% of the vote, marking a significant shift in the region's political landscape. |
| 2024 | In the European Parliament election, Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved its highest vote percentage in Saxony, winning 31.8% of the ballots, an increase from 25.3% in the 2019 election. |
| 2024 | Most recent Saxony state election, further evolving the state's political landscape. |
| 2024 | Most recent Landtag election featuring 120 total seats, with AfD emerging as a major political force with 40 seats, and the introduction of a new party BSW with 1 seat. |
| December 31 2023 | Updated foreign resident populations, with increases noted across multiple nationalities, including Ukraine rising to 65,750 and Afghanistan to 14,605. |
| December 31 2022 | Snapshot of foreign resident populations in Saxony, including significant numbers from Ukraine (61,795), Syria (31,310), and Poland (23,730). |
| April 2022 | Saxony was heavily dependent on Russian energy imports, with approximately 84% of its oil and gas coming from Russia, reflecting its historical energy infrastructure connections from the GDR period. |
| 2021 | Decline of traditional parties continues, with CDU dropping to 17.2% and AfD maintaining a strong position at 24.6%. |
| July 6 2021 | Sebastian Vogel begins his role as State Secretary in the Saxon State Ministry of Social Affairs, succeeding Uwe Gaul. |
| July 5 2021 | Uwe Gaul concludes his term as State Secretary in the Saxon State Ministry of Social Affairs. |
| 2020 | Saxony had 4,447 registered sports clubs with over 600,000 members, highlighting the region's strong sports participation and infrastructure. |
| 2019 | Seventh Saxony state election, continuing the democratic representation of the state's population. |
| 2019 | Landtag election showing a significant shift in party representation, with AfD gaining 38 seats and CDU's influence declining to 45 seats. |
| 2018 | Saxony recorded an average birthrate of 1.60 children per woman, ranking fourth among German states. The Bautzen district had the highest rate at 1.77, while Leipzig had the lowest at 1.49. |
| 2018 | Population of Königstein recorded as 2,089 inhabitants. |
| 2017 | Alternative for Germany (AfD) gains significant ground, winning 27.0% of the vote in Saxony. |
| 2017 | Michael Kretschmer becomes the fourth Minister President of Saxony since reunification, succeeding Stanislaw Tillich of the CDU party. |
| 2014 | Sixth Saxony state election, maintaining the regular electoral cycle for the Landtag. |
| 2013 | Saxony's population reached its lowest point before stabilizing. |
| 2010 | Saxony's economy grew by 1.9%, showing economic recovery and resilience in the post-GDR era. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Politics of Saxony, Königstein, Saxony & Saxony, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.