Type Landtag Last election 25 March 2012 | Seats 51 Next election 26 March 2017 | |
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President Klaus Meiser, CDU
Since 11 November 2015 Political groups Government (37)
CDU (19)
SPD (18)
Opposition Parties
The Left (8)
Pirates (3)
The Greens (3) | ||
The Landtag of Saarland is the state diet of the German federal state of Saarland. It convenes in Saarbrücken and currently consists of 51 members of five parties. The current Minister-President of Saarland is Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. After the collapse of the Jamaica Coalition between the CDU, FDP and The Greens in January 2012, the Saarland was governed by a minority government consisted solely of the Christian Democratic Union that held 19 seats, which was 7 seats short of a majority. Following the state elections in March 2012, the CDU formed a grand coalition with the SPD.
Current Composition
The 15th Landtag of Saarland convened on 24 April 2012.
1. Pia Döring switched her party affiliation from The Left to SPD on 12 April 2012.
Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a 5% threshold to receive seats.