The 2004 Saxony state election was held on 19 September 2004 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Georg Milbradt lost its majority. The CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Milbradt was re-elected as Minister-President. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 3rd Landtag of Saxony. Opinion polling Election result |- |colspan=8 align=center| |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 855,203 | align=right| 41.1 | align=right| 15.8 | align=right| 55 | align=right| 21 | align=right| 44.4 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | align=right| 490,488 | align=right| 23.6 | align=right| 1.4 | align=right| 31 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 25.0 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 204,438 | align=right| 9.8 | align=right| 0.9 | align=right| 13 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 10.5 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | National Democratic Party (NPD) | align=right| 190,909 | align=right| 9.2 | align=right| 7.8 | align=right| 12 | align=right| 12 | align=right| 9.7 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 122,605 | align=right| 5.9 | align=right| 4.8 | align=right| 7 | align=right| 7 | align=right| 5.6 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 106,771 | align=right| 5.1 | align=right| 2.5 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 4.8 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Human Environment Animal Protection (Tierschutz) | align=right| 34,068 | align=right| 1.6 | align=right| 1.6 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Others | align=right| 75,652 | align=right| 3.6 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 2,080,135 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 124 ! align=right| 4 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 59.6 ! align=right| 1.5 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Outcome The most striking result of the election was the entrance of the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) into the Landtag with 12 seats. This gained international attention. The party's support was concentrated in the rural areas; commentators attributed its