Landtag of Brandenburg

The Landtag of Brandenburg is the unicameral legislature of the state of Brandenburg in Germany. Its 88 members of parliament are usually elected every 5 years.

It is responsible for deciding on state laws, controlling the state government and public administration, deciding on the budget and electing its presidium, state constitutional judges, the members of the state court of audit and the minister president.

On 22 September 2024, elections to the 7th Landtag were held. Only four political parties managed to obtain representation. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) barely maintained its position as the largest party in the Landtag with 32 seats, followed by Alternative for Germany (AfD) making gains with 30 seats, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) with 14 seats, and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with 12 seats. The state government has been a red–purple coalition between the SPD and the BSW.

Elections to the 1st Landtag of Brandenburg were held in 1946 in the Soviet Occupation Zone. The composition of the 2nd Landtag was determined before the 1950 election. This Landtag only continued to exist until 1952. It has existed in its current form since the recreation of the state of Brandenburg following reunification. Since the 1990 election the SPD has remained the largest party and participated in all state governments since and all minister presidents of the state to this day have been from the SPD. The office has been held by Dietmar Woidke since 28 August 2013. Provided by Wikipedia