Landtag of Saarland

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 four (or five, see below) Parties. Currently governed by the minority coalition of Christian Democratic Union and Free Democratic Party (FDP) that holds only 24 seats, 2 short for majority. Current Minister-President is Peter Müller.

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Current Composition

After the elections of 30 August 2009, the composition of the Landtag is as follows:

Party Seats
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 19
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 13
Free Democratic Party (FDP) / Democratic Party Saar (DPS) 5
Alliance '90/The Greens (Die Grünen) 3
The Left (Die Linke) 11

Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a 5% threshold to receive seats.

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