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Rhineland-Palatinate Landtag Ends Final Sitting Ahead of State Election

Voters in the state head to the polls on March 22 to choose the next parliament.

Overview

  • Lawmakers addressed remaining business, including planned votes on a state law to allocate federally provided special‑fund money that would be supplemented by state resources.
  • Members debated a draft lobby register focused on how to disclose lobbyists’ involvement in drafting legislation.
  • The CDU floated a primary‑school instruction guarantee from 8:00 to 14:00, while the AfD raised concerns about residents reported missing from asylum reception centers.
  • Landtag president Hendrik Hering offered warm farewell remarks, reflecting on major recent events such as the Ahr flood and saluting MPs who will not return.
  • After adjournment, MPs cleared desks, took selfies in the chamber, exchanged embraces, and socialized across party lines at a lobby buffet in Mainz.