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state parliament election
The political election in which the representatives for the Landtag, the parliament of a German or Austrian federal state, are elected.
Die Wahlbeteiligung bei der letzten Landtagswahl in Sachsen war erfreulich hoch.
Voter turnout in the last state parliament election in Saxony was pleasingly high.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Land' (state), 'Tag' (day/assembly), and 'Wahl' (election). The 'Landtag' is the parliament of a federal state and 'Wahl' means 'election'. The 's' in between is a linking element that connects the two main parts.
Die nächste Landtagswahl findet in zwei Jahren statt.
The next state parliament election will take place in two years.
'Landtagswahl' (state parliament election) is almost always used with the preposition 'in' and the name of a federal state in the dative to specify where the election is taking place.
Bei der Landtagswahl in Bayern gab es eine hohe Wahlbeteiligung.
There was a high voter turnout in the state parliament election in Bavaria.
Common verbs used with 'Landtagswahl' (state parliament election) are 'stattfinden' (to take place), 'gewinnen' (to win), 'verlieren' (to lose), and 'an der Wahl teilnehmen' (to participate in the election).
Viele junge Menschen haben zum ersten Mal an einer Landtagswahl teilgenommen.
Many young people participated in a state parliament election for the first time.
parliamentary election
Landtagswahl and Parlamentswahl both refer to an election of representatives. Landtagswahl is more specific because it identifies the parliament of a federal state. Without further context, Parlamentswahl remains more general and in Germany usually means the election to the German Bundestag.
Bei der Landtagswahl wählen die Bürgerinnen und Bürger die Abgeordneten ihres Bundeslandes.
In the state parliament election, citizens elect the representatives of their federal state.
Bei der Parlamentswahl wählen die Bürgerinnen und Bürger die Abgeordneten des Deutschen Bundestags.
In the parliamentary election, citizens elect the representatives of the German Bundestag.
