353. For how many years is the state parliament (Bürgerschaft) in Hamburg elected?

Answer options

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

Explanation

The Hamburg Bürgerschaft (state parliament) is elected for a regular five-year term; this follows from the Constitution of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, which extended the previously four-year term in the 2010s. Article 28(1) of the Basic Law leaves the Länder discretion over the length of legislative terms while mandating a democratic, representative order and the principles of electoral law. As a city-state, Hamburg combines state and municipal functions; the Bürgerschaft legislates and elects the First Mayor. Early dissolution and snap elections are constitutionally possible only under narrowly defined conditions.