Saxony's Minister-President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) faces a challenging re-election as two candidates, including Matthias Berger of the Free Voters, contest his position.

Berger, who advocates for a non-partisan expert government, has criticized Kretschmer's leadership and called for a political reset.

Kretschmer's CDU-SPD coalition lacks the ten votes needed for an absolute majority in the first round of voting.

The AfD, while not officially backing Berger, could influence the outcome, recalling the controversial 2020 Kemmerich scenario in Thuringia.

If no candidate secures a majority, subsequent rounds will determine the winner with a simple majority.

The election's outcome remains unpredictable, reflecting deep political divisions in Saxony.