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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[edit]

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 Greens AfD The Left FDP Other parties Ind. Last election Next election
Baden-Württemberg 154
(78)
42 19 58 17 - 18 - - 2021 2026
Bavaria 203
(102)
85 17 32 32 - - 37 (FW) - 2023 2028
Berlin 159
(80)
52 34 34 17 21 - 1 (BSW) - 2023 2026
Brandenburg 88
(45)
15 25 10 23 10 - 5 (BVB/FW) - 2019 2024
Bremen 87
(44)
24 27 11 - 10 5 10 (BD) - 2023 2027
Hamburg 123
(62)
15 53 33 7 12 2 1 (BSW) - 2020 2025
Hesse 133
(67)
52 23 22 28 - 8 - - 2023 2028
Lower Saxony 146
(74)
47 57 24 18 - - - - 2022 2027
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 79
(40)
12 34 5 14 9 5 - - 2021 2026
North Rhine-Westphalia 195
(98)
76 56 39 12 - 12 - - 2022 2027
Rhineland-Palatinate 101
(51)
31 39 9 9 - 6 6 (FW)
1 (BSW)
- 2021 2026
Saarland 51
(26)
19 29 - 3 - - - - 2022 2027
Saxony 119
(60)
45 10 12 38 14 - - - 2019 2024
Saxony-Anhalt 97
(49)
40 9 6 23 12 7 - - 2021 2026
Schleswig-Holstein 69
(35)
34 12 14 - - 5 4 (SSW) - 2022 2027
Thuringia 90
(46)
21 8 5 19 29 4 2 (BfTh [de]) 2 2019 2024
Total
(%)
1,894
(100)
610
(32.2)
452
(23.9)
314
(16.6)
260
(13.7)
117
(6.2)
72
(3.8)
67
(3.5)
2
(0.1)

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