state parliaments (Landtage)

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State parliaments (Landtage) are the legislative bodies of Germany’s individual federal states, responsible for regional lawmaking, government oversight, and the election of state governments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
political institution in Germany
subnational legislature
appliesToJurisdiction German federal states
linked to: German states
canBeDissolvedBy self-dissolution under conditions set by state constitution
vote of no confidence in state prime minister (in some states)
composition elected members of state parliament
country Germany
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation (in most states)
elects members of the Bundesrat delegated by state governments (indirectly via government election)
governmentFunction control of state budget
election of state government
election of state prime minister (Ministerpräsident)
establishment of committees of inquiry
oversight of state government
parliamentary scrutiny through questions and inquiries
hasPart Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
Brandenburg Landtag
Bremen Bürgerschaft
Hamburgische Bürgerschaft
linked to: Hamburg Parliament

Hessian Landtag
linked to: Landtag of Hesse

Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
Landtag of Bavaria
Lower Saxony Landtag
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Landtag
North Rhine-Westphalia Landtag
Rhineland-Palatinate Landtag
Saarland Landtag
linked to: Landtag of Saarland

Saxon Landtag
linked to: Landtag of Saxony

Saxony-Anhalt Landtag
Schleswig-Holstein Landtag
Thuringian Landtag
hasPowerOver cultural affairs at state level
education policy at state level
municipal law and local government supervision
police and internal security at state level
state-level media regulation (within federal limits)
headOfBody president of the Landtag (or equivalent title)
language German
legalBasis German Basic Law (Grundgesetz) federal structure
respective state constitution (Landesverfassung)
legislativeFunction amending state constitution where applicable
passing state laws (Landesgesetze)
regional lawmaking
levelOfGovernment state level (Länder level)
meetsIn state capital of the respective federal state
relatedTo Bundesrat
Bundestag
termLength typically 5 years

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German federal elections excludes state parliaments (Landtage)
Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin belongsTo German Länder parliaments
subject linked to: Abgeordnetenhaus
linked to: state parliaments (Landtage)
Landtag of Thuringia building partOf German state parliaments network
linked to: state parliaments (Landtage)