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Rhineland-Palatinate State Election, 1991
The 1991 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 21 April 1991 to elect the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (Germany), Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by List of Ministers-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, Minister-President Carl-Ludwig Wagner was defeated, losing its majority. The Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party (SPD) moved into first place, forming a coalition with the FDP. SPD leader Rudolf Scharping was subsequently elected as Minister-President. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. Election result , - , colspan=8 , 
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Landtag Of Rhineland-Palatinate
The Rhineland-Palatinate Landtag is the state diet of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Article 79, Section 1 of the Rhineland-Palatinate constitution provides: "The Landtag is the supreme organ of political decision-making, elected by the people. It represents the people, elects the Minister-President and confirms the cabinet, passes the laws and the budget, controls the executive and enunciates the popular will in the conduct of public affairs, in questions of European policy and according to the agreements between the Landtag and the cabinet." The Landtag consists of 101 members. The Landtag convenes in the Deutschhaus building, where also the first democratically elected parliament German history had convened, the ''Rhenish-German national convention'' of the Mainz Republic. Parts of its administration are located in the old arsenal. The German flag used in the Landtag is a historical one used during the Hambacher Fest. Composition After the elections of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
