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Landtag of Bavaria - Definition and Overview

The Landtag of Bavaria is Bavaria's unicameral legislature. Before 1999 there was an upper house, the Senate of Bavaria.

Composition of the Landtag after the 2003 elections -

PartyVoteSeats
Christian Social Union60.7%124
Social Democratic Party of Germany19.6%41
German Green Party7.7%15
Total180

The state government is formed by the CSU, with Edmund Stoiber as Minister-president.

Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a mininum of 5% vote share to receive any seats.

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