Kretschmer wants to form a "government capable of action"

After the end of the exploratory talks between the CDU, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) and the SPD, Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) sees stability as a priority for Saxony. "I will do everything I can to form a viable government for our Free State," he wrote in a post on the "X" platform. His benchmark is that the state and its people come first.

On Wednesday, the exploratory talks for a governing coalition between the CDU, BSW and SPD failed. The BSW announced that the talks had broken off without result after no agreement was reached on the peace formula, migration policy and finances.

Kretschmer blamed BSW federal chair Sahra Wagenknecht for the failure. As the CDU has ruled out coalitions with the AfD and the Left Party, a minority government now remains the most likely option. There is still time to elect the prime minister until the beginning of February; if a new government has not been formed by then, a new election must be held according to the constitution.