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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.
Bundestag election
'die Bundestagswahl' and 'die Landtagswahl' are both political elections, but they concern different levels. In a Bundestag election, citizens in Germany elect the Bundestag, the parliament for all of Germany. In a state parliament election, people elect the parliament of a federal state. The words are easy to confuse because both have to do with parliaments and parties. Remember: 'Bund' means all of Germany; 'Land' here means federal state.
In Bayern haben viele Menschen am Sonntag bei der Landtagswahl abgestimmt.
In Bavaria, many people voted in the state parliament election on Sunday.
Bei der Bundestagswahl entscheidet sich, welche Parteien im deutschen Parlament sitzen.
In the Bundestag election, it is decided which parties will sit in the German parliament.