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

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 FW FDP BSW Others Last election Next election Baden-Württemberg 157(79) 56 10 35 56 - - - - - 2026 2031 Bavaria 203(102) 85 17 32 32 - 37 - - - 2023 2028 Berlin 158(80) 34 22 29 26 47 - - - - 2026 2031 Brandenburg 88(45) 12 34 30 - - - - 8 3 (WfB)1 (Ind.) 2024 2029 Bremen 87(44) 24 28 1 10 10 - 5 - 6 (BD)3 (Ind.) 2023 2027 Hamburg 121(61) 26 45 10 25 15 - - - - 2025 Hesse 133(67) 52 23 25 22 - - 8 - 3 (Ind.) 2023 2028 Lower Saxony 146(74) 47 57 17 24 - - - - 1 (WU) 2022 2027 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 71(36) - 29 32 5 5 - - - - 2026 2031 North Rhine-Westphalia 195(98) 76 56 12 39 - - 12 - - 2022 2027 Rhineland-Palatinate 105(53) 39 32 24 10 - - - - - 2026 2031 Saarland 51(26) 19 29 3 - - - - - - 2022 2027 Saxony 120(61) 41 10 40 7 6 - - 15 1 (Ind.) 2024 2029 Saxony-Anhalt 83(42) 15 8 39 8 8 - - 5 - 2026 2031 Schleswig-Holstein 69(35) 34 12 - 14 - - 5 - 4 (SSW) 2022 2027 Thuringia 88(45) 23 6 32 - 12 - - 2 10 (ThG) 2024 2029 3 (DSZ) Total 1,875 583() 418() 361() 278() 103() 37() 30() 30() 35()

Diagrams

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

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