Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt Der Landtag von Sachsen-Anhalt | |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms or logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Established | 1946 |
| Leadership | |
President of the Landtag | Dieter Steinecke, CDU |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 87 |
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Political groups | Government (46)
Opposition Parties (41) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 13 March 2016 |
Next election | 6 June 2021 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Magdeburg | |
| Website | |
| [1] | |
The Saxony-Anhalt Landtag is the state diet of the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. It convenes in Magdeburg and currently consists of 87 members of five Parties. The current majority is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party, Alliance 90/The Greens and the Christian Democratic Union, supporting the cabinet of Minister-President Reiner Haseloff.
Current composition
After the elections of March 13, 2016, the composition of the Landtag is as follows:
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Christian Democratic Union (Germany)/meta/color"| | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 30 |
| style="background-color:Template:Alternative for Germany/meta/color"| | Alternative for Germany | 24 |
| style="background-color:Template:The Left (Germany)/meta/color"| | The Left (Die Linke) | 17 |
| style="background-color:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color"| | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 11 |
| style="background-color:Template:Alliance '90/The Greens/meta/color"| | Alliance '90/The Greens | 5 |
Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a minimum of 5% vote share to receive any seats.
Presidents of the Landtag
| Name | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Böttge | November 18, 1946 – October 1948 | SED |
| Adam Wolfram | 1948–1950 | SED |
| Michael Schöder | 1950–1952 | SED |
| Klaus Keitel | 1990–1998 | CDU |
| Wolfgang Schaefer | 1998–2002 | SPD |
| Adolf Spotka | 2002–2006 | CDU |
| Dieter Steinecke | 2006–2011 | CDU |
| Detlef Gürth | 2011–2015 | CDU |
| Dieter Steinecke | 2015–present | CDU |
See also
- 2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election
- 2006 Saxony-Anhalt state election
- 2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election
- 2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election
External links
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