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The Constitution of the Free State of Saxony was issued on 27 May 1992. It came into force on 6 June 1992. The Saxon State Parliament, as the constitutional state assembly, passed it on 26 May 1992 with a majority of 132 votes to 15, with 4 abstentions. beschlossen. Sie wurde bisher nur einmal geändert, um eine Schuldenbremse einzufügen.
The Free State of Saxony (Upper Sorbian Swobodny stat Sakska), is a state in the east of the Federal Republic of Germany. The state, which was newly founded in 1990, is known as the "Free State" ( Freistaat ) of Saxony, free state being an older term for republic, as it was from 1919 to 1933 as a member of the Weimar Republic .
In 1945, the state of Saxony was re-formed within the Soviet occupation zone, consisting of the former Free State of Saxony and the areas of the Prussian province of Lower Silesia west of the Oder-Neisse border (Upper Lusatia), with a total area of 17,004 km. The Saxon areas east of the Oder-Neisse line were lost to Polish People's Republic. [1 ...
Saxony has a long history as a duchy, an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire (the Electorate of Saxony), and finally as a kingdom (the Kingdom of Saxony).In 1918, after Germany's defeat in World War I, its monarchy was overthrown and a republican form of government was established under the current name.
2 years, 269 days German People's Party: Schieck DVP–DDP: 5 Jun. 1930: Free State of Saxony (1933–1945) State of the German Reich during the period of Nazi Germany. Walther Schieck (1874–1946) 30 January 1933 10 March 1933 39 days German People's Party: Manfred Freiherr von Killinger (1886–1944) Reichkomissar: 56 days Nazi Party – 10 ...
In 1871, Saxony was incorporated into the German Empire and more voting rights were gradually extended. By the early 1900s, Saxony's local politics had settled into a niche in which Social Democrats, Conservatives, and National Liberals were splitting the share of votes and Landtag seats three ways. (In 1909: Social Democrats won 27% of seats ...
The Landtag of Saxony (German: Sächsischer Landtag), also known in English as the Saxon State Parliament, is the legislature of the Free State of Saxony, one of Germany's sixteen states. [1] It is responsible for legislation, control of the government, and electing some state officials. [ 2 ]
It was readopted 1945 when Saxony became a state again, and abolished 1952 under governing reforms of the German Democratic Republic. When Germany was reunited, Saxony became a state again, and so the flag was finally officially readopted in 1991, having been a much used symbol during the demonstrations in the German Democratic Republic in 1989/90.