Among the parties currently represented in the state parliament, the CDU, AfD, Linke, SPD, FDP, and Grüne are included, alongside BSW, Freie Wähler, and ‘Die Partei.’ Polls indicate the AfD leading significantly at approximately 40%, while the ruling CDU follows at around 24%. Concerns have been raised by the Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung regarding potential negative economic impacts should the AfD win, predicting an average income loss of €1,600 per person and the potential loss of 10,000 jobs due to proposed policies such as exiting the Euro and EU.