Landtag of the Saarland

Geschichte

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 CompositionThe last election of the Landtag of Saarland was on 26 March, 2017.Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a 5% threshold to receive seats.