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Sachsen-Anhalt als politisches Labor
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Sachsen-Anhalt als politisches Labor

Die Landtagswahl als Testlauf für neue Regierungsformen

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  • Die Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt gilt als politisches Experimentierfeld.
  • Unabhängig vom Ausgang könnte das Bundesland erneut zum Vorreiter für ungewöhnliche Regierungsbündnisse werden, wie es bereits beim historischen „Magdeburger Modell“ der Fall war.

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Why It Matters

Sachsen-Anhalt war bereits in der Vergangenheit Schauplatz für neue Koalitionsformen, darunter das 'Magdeburger Modell' ab 1994 sowie die erste Kenia- und Deutschland-Koalition.

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Unabhängig davon, wie die Landtagswahl am Sonntag in Sachsen-Anhalt ausgeht, wird das Bundesland zum Labor für eine neue Regierungsform: Entweder übernimmt die AfD erstmals eine Regierung, mit absoluter Mehrheit oder als Minderheitsregierung. Oder die übrigen Parteien finden einen Weg, eine Regierung an ihr vorbei zu bilden.

Mit solchen Experimenten hat Sachsen-Anhalt bereits Erfahrung. Von 1994 bis 2002 führte die SPD eine Minderheitsregierung, toleriert von der PDS, der Nachfolgepartei der SED und Vorläuferin der heutigen Linken. Dieses »Magdeburger Modell« hielt sich länger als jede andere Minderheitsregierung in der deutschen Geschichte. Auch zwei weitere Koalitionsformen wurden hier bundesweit zum ersten Mal erprobt: 2016 die erste »Kenia-Koalition« (SPD, Grüne, CDU), danach die erste »Deutschland-Koalition« (CDU, SPD, FDP).

Open Questions

  • Welche Koalition wird nach der Wahl tatsächlich gebildet?
  • Wie stabil wird die neue Regierung sein?

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