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Nordsachsen (electoral District)
Nordsachsen (''English language, English: North Saxony'') is an electoral Constituency of the Bundestag, constituency (German language, German: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 151. It is located in northern Saxony, comprising the district of Nordsachsen. Nordsachsen was created for the inaugural 1990 German federal election, 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by René Bochmann of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). Geography Nordsachsen is located in northern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the district of Nordsachsen. History Nordsachsen was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as ''Delitzsch – Eilenburg – Torgau – Wurzen''. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named ''Delitzsch – Torgau-Oschatz – Riesa''. It acquired its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (, ) in 1949 as one of the legislative bodies of Germany and thus it is the historical successor to the earlier Reichstag. The members of the Bundestag are representatives of the German people as a whole, are not bound by any orders or instructions and are only accountable to their electorate. The minimum legal number of members of the Bundestag (german: link=no, Mitglieder des Bundestages) is 598; however, due to the system of overhang and leveling seats the current 20th Bundestag has a total of 736 members, making it the largest Bundestag to date and the largest freely elected national parliamentary chamber in the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
