Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt

The Saxony-Anhalt Landtag is the state diet of the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. It convenes in Magdeburg and currently consists of 97 members of four Parties. The current majority is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party and the Christian Democratic Union, supporting the cabinet of Minister-President Wolfgang Böhmer.

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Current composition

After the elections of March 20, 2011, the composition of the Landtag is as follows:

Party Seats
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 41
The Left (Die Linke) 29
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 26
Alliance '90/The Greens 9

Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a minimum of 5% vote share to receive any seats.

Presidents of the Landtag

Name Period Party
Bruno Böttge November 18, 1946-October 1948 SED
Adam Wolfram 1948-1950 SED
Michael Schöder 1950-1952 SED
Klaus Keitel 1990-1998 CDU
Wolfgang Schaefer 1998-2002 SPD
Adolf Spotka 2002-2006 CDU
Dieter Steinecke April 24, 2006-Incumbent CDU

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