SPD significantly increases lead over CDU

In the state elections in Saarland on Sunday, the race will be decided between the SPD and the CDU. According to a survey, the former is expanding its lead. The news ticker.

• In the State elections in Saarland* kick the top candidates* Tobias Hans and Anke Rehlinger against each other.
• You can vote on Sunday (March 27th, 2022) from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Before is the postal vote* possible.
• All information about the election in Saarland can be found here in the news ticker.

Update from Friday, March 25th, 2022, 8.30 a.m.: If the election results get like this poll, the SPD can go calmly into the state elections in Saarland on Sunday (03/27/2022).:* According to the ZDF* Politbarometer Extra, the Social Democrats led by Anke Rehlinger with 41 percent, well ahead of the CDU with 28 percent.

However, it is also unclear which of the smaller parties will make it into the state parliament. The Left comes to 4 percent, the AfD to 6.5 percent, the Greens to 5.5 percent and the FDP to 5 percent. Mathematically, according to the Politbarometer, a coalition of the SPD with the CDU or with the Greens would currently be able to win a majority. The survey was conducted by the Mannheim research group Wahlen.

State elections in Saarland 2022 on Sunday: All information in the news ticker

First report from Friday, March 25th, 2022: Frankfurt/Saarbrücken – On Sunday, March 27, 2022, a new state parliament will be elected in Saarland. Citizens can then cast their votes between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the polling stations. All German citizens who have reached the age of 18 on the day of the election, have lived in Saarland for at least three months, otherwise usually reside there and are not disqualified from voting are entitled to vote.

However, voters do not necessarily have to go to the polls to exercise their democratic right to vote. You also have the option of postal voting. First statements to voter turnout* can be expected over the course of Sunday.

State election 2022 in Saarland: Will Anke Rehlinger or Tobias Hans win?

Both State elections 2022* is not only elected in Saarland, but later also in Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. In the state elections in Saarland, deputy prime minister Anke Rehlinger (SPD*) and the incumbent Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU*) – they are currently considered the top candidates.

Tobias Hans had a corona infection during the election campaign phase* To fight: Now the incumbent Prime Minister of Saarland can take part in events again. The government spokesman Alexander Zeyer reported on Thursday (03/24/2022). was before Hans as #RobiTobi on campaign tour gone – in the corona-Pandemic* means getting creative.

According to current polls, Anke Rehlinger from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) is currently ahead with 34 percent of the votes. However, in December it still had four percentage points more. Anke Rehlinger is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour, Energy and Transport. She is also chairwoman of the SPD Saarland. First projections and forecasts* usually take place after the polling stations have closed for voters around 6 p.m.

State elections in Saarland in 2022 will probably decide between the CDU and the SPD

Although other parties like the left*, the Green* or the FDP* Once candidates have entered the race, the choice will probably be between these two. However, the final outcome of the election is still uncertain.

with first results* is to be expected from 9 p.m. Whether there will be any more surprises will become clear on election Sunday at the latest. The state elections in Saarland can be viewed live on TV and Live Stream* be tracked. (Joshua Schoessler) *fr.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.