Overview

• One year after the 2024 election ushered in the new legislature, Landtagspräsident Alexander Dierks delivered a positive appraisal of the chamber’s performance.
• The Landtag operates under a CDU–SPD minority coalition that does not command its own majority.
• The 2025/2026 double budget passed only after deals with opposition factions, specifically the Greens and The Left.
• Foundational milestones in the first year included adopting the rules of procedure and electing both the presidium and the minister-president.
• Dierks described the parliament as a learning system and said decision-making now takes significantly longer.