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exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including
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movement in reaction to the state government's support for underground
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party, which had gained representation for the first time in 2008.
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The Lower Saxony State Parliament ("Landtag") in Hannover
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In the most recent state election in 2013, the ruling
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Index


Politics of
Germany


Constitution (Basic Law)
Federal Constitutional Court
Human rights
President of Germany
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
SPD
Chancellor of Germany
list
Olaf Scholz
SPD
Vice Chancellor of Germany
Robert Habeck
GrĂĽne
Cabinet
Scholz
Federal agencies
Bundestag
constituencies
members
Bundesrat
Vermittlungsausschuss
Gemeinsamer Ausschuss
Judiciary
Federal Constitutional Court
Ordinary
Administrative
Fiscal

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