Landtag of Vorarlberg

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Tyrolean Landtag
22th Landtag of Voralberg
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Established1919
Leadership
Governor
Structure
Seats36
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Political groups
  •   ÖVP (17)
  •   GRÜNE (7)
  •   FPÖ (5)
  •   SPÖ (4)
  •   NEOS (3)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Last election
 13 October 2019
Next election
 Autumn 2024

The Landtag of Vorarlberg (German : Vorarlberger Landtag) is the democratically elected parliament of Vorarlberg, Austria. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Arribas, Gracia Vara; Högenauer, Anna-Lena (2015). "Legislative Regions after Lisbon: A New Role for Regional Assemblies?". The Palgrave Handbook of National Parliaments and the European Union. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 133–149. ISBN   978-1-137-28913-1.
  2. ↑ Legislatures in Federal Systems and Multi-Level Governance. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 25 November 2009. pp. 103–118. ISBN   978-3-8329-5031-6.
  3. ↑ Bußjäger, Peter (1 January 2015). "Participatory Initiatives and New Instruments of Direct Democracy in Austrian Federalism". Federalism as Decision-Making. Brill Nijhoff. pp. 415–427. ISBN   978-90-04-27451-8.
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