Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). It convenes in Schwerin
Schwerin
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and currently consists of 71 members of five Parties. The current majority is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Germany
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and the Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
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, supporting the cabinet of Minister-President
Minister-President
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Erwin Sellering
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.
The main functions of the Landtag are the election of the Minister-President, the passage of laws controlling the state government.
Current Composition
After the elections of September 4, 2011, the composition of the Landtag is as follows:| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
28 |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Christian Democratic Union (Germany) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum... |
18 |
| The Left (Die Linke) The Left (Germany) The Left , also commonly referred to as the Left Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The Left is the most left-wing party of the five represented in the Bundestag.... |
14 |
| Alliance '90/The Greens (Die Grünen) Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir... |
6 |
| National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) National Democratic Party of Germany The National Democratic Party of Germany – The People's Union , is a far right German nationalist party. It was founded in 1964 a successor to the German Reich Party . Party statements self-identify as Germany's "only significant patriotic force"... |
5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Moltmann | 1946-1952 | SED Socialist Unity Party of Germany The Socialist Unity Party of Germany was the governing party of the German Democratic Republic from its formation on 7 October 1949 until the elections of March 1990. The SED was a communist political party with a Marxist-Leninist ideology... |
| Rainer Prachtl | 1990-1998 | CDU Christian Democratic Union (Germany) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum... |
| Hinrich Kuessner | 1998-2002 | SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
| Sylvia Bretschneider | 2002-Incumbent | SPD |
The current Vice Presidents are Renate Holznagel (CDU
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
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), Andreas Bluhm (The Left
The Left (Germany)
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) and Hans Kreher (FDP
Free Democratic Party (Germany)
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).
See also
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2002
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2006
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2011Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2011The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was conducted on 4 September 2011, to elect members to the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...