At its meeting today, the district electoral committee of constituency 161 Chemnitz approved the following district election proposals (in the order of the ballot papers) for the Bundestag election on 23 February 2025:
| Candidates | Surname | First names | Occupation/status | Place of residence |
| Alternative for Germany (AfD) | Dr Gauland | Eberhardt Alexander | Lawyer, Member of the Bundestag | Frankfurt am Main |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) | Müller | Detlef | Engine driver | Chemnitz |
| Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) | Seitz | Nora | Master butcher | Chemnitz |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | Pit | Norma | Headmistress | Chemnitz |
| The Left Party (Die Linke) | Henning | Marten Richard | Teacher | Chemnitz |
| ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS (GREEN PARTY) | Furtenbacher | Christian | Political scientist | Chemnitz |
| FREE VOTERS (FREIE WÄHLER) | Galambos | Sven | Police officer (g. D.) | Chemnitz |
| Party for labour, the rule of law, animal welfare, elite support and grassroots democratic initiative (The PARTEI) | Nguyen | Tommy | Bicycle mechanic | Chemnitz |
| Volt Germany (Volt) | Topper | Sebastian | Purchasing clerk | Chemnitz |
| Humanist Party - Facts, Freedom, Progress (PdH) | Clausnitzer | Eric Nils | Software developer | Chemnitz |
| ALLIANCE GERMANY (BÜNDNIS DEUTSCHLAND) | Goebel | Thomas | Master painter | Frankenberg/Sa. |
| Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance - Reason and Justice (BSW) | Dr Schweiger | Christian | University lecturer | Chemnitz |
Note on authorisation:
The approval of a party's district election proposal by the district electoral committee is subject to the condition that the state list of the submitting party is also approved by the state electoral committee of the Free State of Saxony in accordance with Section 28 of the Federal Elections Act. The fulfilment of the condition is determined by the district returning officer after expiry of the period for lodging an appeal or after the appeal meeting of the Federal Electoral Committee.
The public announcement of the district election proposals will be made in the Chemnitz official gazette on 31 January 2025.