Composition of the German state parliaments

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Germany's federal system comprises 16 state parliaments (the German terms are Landtag in large states, Bürgerschaft in Bremen and Hamburg, and Abgeordnetenhaus in Berlin), each including directly elected representatives.

## Parties in each parliament

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Composition of the German states' governing coalitions

In the table below, the parties forming part of the state government are shaded and the party of the head of government is also in bold.

State  | Seats
(Majority) | CDU/CSU | SPD | AfD | Greens | The Left | FDP | BSW | FW | Others  | Last election  | Next election

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Baden-Württemberg | 154
(78) | 42  | 19  | 17  | 58 | \-  | 18  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2021 | 2026
Bavaria | 203
(102) | 85 | 17  | 32  | 32  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 37  | \-  | 2023 | 2028
Berlin | 159
(80) | 52 | 34  | 17  | 34  | 21  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 2023 | 2026
Brandenburg | 88
(45) | 12  | 32 | 30  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 14  | \-  | \-  | 2024 | 2029
Bremen | 87
(44) | 24  | 28 | 1  | 10  | 10  | 5  | \-  | \-  | 7 (BD)
2 (Ind.)  | 2023 | 2027
Hamburg | 121
(61) | 26  | 45 | 10  | 25  | 15  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2025 | 2030
Hesse | 133
(67) | 52 | 23  | 28  | 22  | \-  | 8  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2023 | 2028
Lower Saxony | 146
(74) | 47  | 57 | 17  | 24  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1 (WU)  | 2022 | 2027
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 79
(40) | 12  | 34 | 14  | 5  | 9  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2021 | 2026
North Rhine-Westphalia | 195
(98) | 76 | 56  | 12  | 39  | \-  | 12  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2022 | 2027
Rhineland-Palatinate | 101
(51) | 31  | 39 | 9  | 9  | \-  | 6  | 1  | 6  | \-  | 2021 | 2026
Saarland | 51
(26) | 19  | 29 | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2022 | 2027
Saxony | 120
(61) | 41 | 10  | 40  | 7  | 6  | \-  | 15  | 1  | \-  | 2024 | 2029
Saxony-Anhalt | 97
(49) | 40 | 9  | 23  | 6  | 12  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2021 | 2026
Schleswig-Holstein | 69
(35) | 34 | 12  | \-  | 14  | \-  | 5  | \-  | \-  | 4 (SSW)  | 2022 | 2027
Thuringia | 88
(45) | 23 | 6  | 32  | \-  | 12  | \-  | 15  | \-  | \-  | 2024 | 2029
Total  | 1,891  | 616
(32.6%) | 450
(23.8%) | 286
(15.1%) | 285
(15.1%) | 85
(4.5%) | 66
(3.5%) | 46
(2.4%) | 44
(2.3%) | 13
(0.7%) |

## Diagrams

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See also: Election apportionment diagram

* Baden-Württemberg

* Bavaria

* Berlin

* Brandenburg

* Bremen

* Hamburg

* Hesse

* Lower Saxony

* Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

* North Rhine-Westphalia

* Rhineland-Palatinate

* Saarland

* Saxony

* Saxony-Anhalt

* Schleswig-Holstein

* Thuringia

## See also

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* List of current heads of government of the German federal states
* Minister president (Germany)
* Politics of Germany
* Federalism in Germany
* States of Germany

## References

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Landtags of the states of Germany

* Composition

* Baden-Württemberg
* Bavaria
* Berlin
* Brandenburg
* Bremen
* Hamburg
* Hesse
* Lower Saxony
* Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
* North Rhine-Westphalia
* Rhineland-Palatinate
* Saarland
* Saxony
* Saxony-Anhalt
* Schleswig-Holstein
* Thuringia

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