Landtag of Hesse
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Landtag of Hesse Hessischer Landtag |
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| Seats | 110 |
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Political groups
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Government (61)
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Last election
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22 September 2013 |
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Next election
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before January 2019 |
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| Stadtschloss, Wiesbaden | |
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| www.hessischer-landtag.de/ | |
Government (61)
Opposition Parties
The Landtag of Hesse (German: Hessischer Landtag) is the Parliament of the State of Hesse in the Federal Republic of Germany. It convenes in the Stadtschloss, Wiesbaden. As a Legislature it is responsible for passing laws at the state level and enacting the budget. Its most important function is to elect and control the state government. The constitution of the State of Hesse describes the role of the Landtag in §§ 75 to 99.
The Landtag consists of 110 members of five Parties. There is currently a coalition between the CDU and the Greens. The President of the Landtag is Norbert Kartmann and the Minister-President of Hesse is Volker Bouffier.
After World War II, the state of Hesse was restored by the US military administration under the name of Greater Hesse. In 1945, the US military administration implemented the "Beratender Landesausschuss", literally an advisory council. The members of this pre-parliament were appointed and not elected.
On 30 June 1946 a Constitutional convention of Hesse ("Verfassungsgebenden Landesversammlung") was elected.
This election was won by the SPD, even if the SPD failed to capture a majority of seats. On 22 November 1945 the constitution for Greater Hesse (Staatsgrundgesetz des Staates Groß-Hessen) was introduced.
The first regular election on 1 December 1946 was also won by the SPD.
A grand coalition of SPD and CDU decided on electing (SPD) as first free elected Minister-President of Hesse after World War II.
The second election on 19 November 1950 inaugurated the 37-year period of the so-called "red Hesse". The SPD achieved majority and the CDU, the former partner in the grand coalition, lost close to 60% of their seats. Until 1987, all governments of Hesse have been headed by SPD politicians.
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