62. When the parliament of a German federal state (Land) is elected, this is called …

Answer options

1. Municipal election.
2. Landtag election.
3. European Parliament election.
4. Bundestag election.

Explanation

The election of a Land’s parliament is called a Landtag election; it concerns the state legislature (in the city-states Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg these are styled Abgeordnetenhaus or Bürgerschaft). Under Article 28(1) of the Basic Law, these representative bodies must be chosen by universal, direct, free, equal, and secret suffrage; details are governed by Land constitutions and Land electoral statutes. By contrast, municipal elections concern communes and districts (Art. 28(2) GG), Bundestag elections choose the federal legislature (Art. 38 GG), and European elections select the European Parliament (pursuant to the Europawahlgesetz and EU law). Landtage possess original legislative competence wherever the Federation lacks jurisdiction (Arts. 70 et seq. GG).