Hoffmann received 5,007 votes, while Hartung garnered 4,499, with a voter turnout of 61.7%. The Free Saxons, Hartung’s party, is identified by the Saxon Office for the Protection of the Constitution as a coalition of neo-Nazis and far-right extremists advocating for Saxony’s exit from Germany. Hartung has previously indicated intentions to declare an asylum emergency and establish citizen patrols if elected.