The state elections in Baden-Württemberg are due to take place on March 14th.
You can read here which parties are competing and where you can find their election manifestos.
Stuttgart - On Sunday, March 14th, 2021, the new state parliament of Baden-Württemberg will be elected for the next five years.
German citizens who have lived in Baden-Württemberg for at least three months and who have also been at least 18 years old are called to vote.
A total of around 7.7 million people in Baden-Württemberg are eligible to vote.
In the state election in Baden-Württemberg in 2021, you can either vote on March 14 at the polling station or in advance by postal vote.
The documents for the postal vote must, however, be requested in advance.
In the state elections in Baden-Württemberg, only one vote per voter can be given: in
The state election in Baden-Württemberg is also overshadowed by the corona pandemic.
Thanks to the possibility of voting by postal vote, voters can take part in the election of the new state parliament without worrying about being infected.
Everyone is only allowed to put one cross on the ballot for the state elections in Baden-Württemberg.
With this vote, not only a candidate from your own constituency is elected, but also the party belonging to it.
The cast vote counts twice.
If you are unsure about how to vote, you can consult the Wahl-O-Mat of the Federal Agency for Civic Education.
With this questionnaire you can compare your own political opinion with that of all participating parties.
The Wahl-O-Mat for the state elections in Baden-Württemberg has been activated since February 10, 2021.
The election manifestos of the 21 parties for the state elections in Baden-Württemberg
To date, Baden-Württemberg is the only federal state to have a Green Prime Minister at the head of the state and has been for ten years.
The state elections on March 14th will now show whether Winfried Kretschmann will remain in office for another five years or whether the Greens will have to make room for another party.
A total of 21 parties are admitted to the state election in 2021.
We have summarized for you which parties are competing and where you can find out about the respective election programs of the parties.
The parliamentary groups Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen, CDU, SPD, FDP and AfD are currently represented in the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg.
In the following, we take a closer look at the election programs of the major parties that are more likely to move into the state parliament.
Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen - Want to go beyond yourself with the tried and tested
Winfried Kretschmann, the incumbent Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, is applying for a third term in 2021.
The “Kretschmann Effect” brings the party the Greens / Alliance 90 some plus points, but with which main topics do the Greens want to win the election for 2021?
Above all, of course, the election manifesto of the Greens is precisely that, it is green.
Climate protection comes first.
With topics such as energy generation from natural sources of electricity, species protection programs and attractive public transport, the party wants to actively campaign for a green Baden-Württemberg.
In addition, items such as a socially just economic system, equal opportunities in the education system and the preservation of democratic freedom are on the agenda.
Read the election manifesto of the Greens here.
The CDU - can the party regain the chairmanship with new ideas?
The CDU's top candidate is Susanne Eisenmann.
She is the first woman to fight for the office of prime minister for the CDU in the southwest.
Before the Kretschmann era, the CDU had provided the Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg for decades.
The party wants to go back there with its election program for the state elections in 2021.
“New ideas for a new era” is the party's motto in the 2021 election campaign. This means finding a determined way out of the crisis and taking it courageously.
You want to convey confidence.
At the top of the Union's agenda is education, its digital expansion and a broad school network.
In addition, the party would like to advocate a stronger idea of innovation, not only with regard to the state's own economic performance, but also with regard to modern mobility.
You can find the CDU election program for “getting started after the crisis” online.
The SPD stands for employee-friendly politics in Baden-Württemberg
With top candidate Andreas Stoch, the SPD is hoping for a successful comeback from the political crisis.
This year's election program of the Social Democratic Party focuses on business and work, education, health and care, affordable housing and real climate protection.
The SPD relies on employee-friendly policies in Baden-Württemberg that secure jobs and thus preserve equal opportunities on the labor market.
She also advocates affordable housing for everyone and emphasizes the relevance of a real climate policy.
Here, too, it is about the aspect of equality: “Climate protection must not be the privilege of the rich.” The entire election program is available online.
The election manifesto of the AfD for the state elections in Baden-Württemberg in 2021
In 2016, the AfD in Baden-Württemberg achieved the best election result in a western German state.
According to the survey results, the percentage of AfD voters for the state elections in 2021 is decreasing slightly, but is still in the double-digit range.
The top candidate of the AfD is Bernd Gögel.
The election program of Alternative für Deutschland focuses in particular on the area of refugee and integration policy for the active preservation of cultural identity and ties to the homeland.
The party puts securing the future of the state at the center of all of its political actions.
Read the AfD's election manifesto here.
After 10 years of opposition, the FDP wants to take on new government responsibility
The leading candidate for the Free Democrats in Baden-Württemberg is Hans-Ulrich Rülke.
With the election program for the state elections in 2021, the FDP is striving for the optimism in politics and business that prevailed before the corona pandemic.
The party wants to approach this in a future-oriented way, expand the digital (educational) opportunities and create new prosperity with a clear market economy compass.
A diverse society is just as important to the Free Democrats as a public debate about issues that unite society.
You can find the entire election program of the FDP here.
The Left will be represented in all 70 constituencies in 2021
Alongside the five major parties in the Baden-Württemberg state parliament, the Left is the only party that is represented in all 70 constituencies.
With top candidate Sahra Mirow and a new election manifesto, the left want to crack the 5% hurdle in 2021.
The party's election manifesto emphasizes solidarity and would like to lead the citizens of Baden-Württemberg out of the crisis.
The left starts with the problem of the social division between rich and poor and would like to enable all people to participate equally in social life.
Here you can find the election manifesto of the Left Party.
The constituencies and their special significance in the state election in Baden-Württemberg in 2021
In addition to the five large parties, 16 smaller parties will run for the 2021 state elections.
Of these, however, only the left are represented in all constituencies.
What does this mean for the smaller parties and their chances in the state elections in 2021?
The right to vote means that parties can only be elected in the constituencies in which they have nominated a candidate.
This reduces the chances of the smaller parties to decide many constituencies for themselves and thus to be able to move into the state parliament.
Parties that are not yet represented in the state parliament must collect 75 supporting signatures in each constituency before they can stand for the state election.
Here you can find the election manifestos of the smaller parties in Baden-Württemberg
The following other parties will stand in the state elections in Baden-Württemberg.
The naming of the parties corresponds to the official announcements of the regional returning officer.
Ecological Democratic Party / Family and Environment (ÖDP) - election program
Pirate Party Germany (PIRATE) - election manifesto
Party for Labor, Rule of Law, Animal Welfare, Elite Promotion and grassroots initiative (Die PARTTEI) - election manifesto
FREE VOTERS (FREE VOTERS) - Elective program
Human world - for the well-being and happiness of all (HUMAN WORLD9) - election program
Alliance C - Christians for Germany (Alliance C) - Topics for the election
German Communist Party (DKP) - no election manifesto published
Basic Democratic Party of Germany (dieBase) - election manifesto
DEMOCRACY ON THE MOVE (DiB) - election program
One for All Party election manifesto
Climate list Baden-Württemberg (KlimalisteBW) - election program
Party of the Humanists (Die Humanisten) - election manifesto
Health Research Party - Electoral Program
Party WIR2020 (W2020) - election manifesto
Volt Germany (Volt) - election manifesto
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