Zollingia
Zollingia
Zöllingen | |
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 Flag | |
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| Country | Besmenia |
| Capital | Flommstein |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary republic, partially sovereign member state of a federal state |
| • Body | State Chamber of Zollingia |
| • Governor | Oskar Steinbock (BVP) |
| • Governing parties | BVP/GPB |
| • Federal Senate votes | 4 (of 64) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 4,914,800 |
| Demonym | Zollingian |
Zollingia (Besmenian: Zöllingen) is a federal state located in Besmenia.
Geography
Population
History
Since 1967
With the Besmenian reunification on September 14, 1967, the state of Zollingia was re-established. It originated from the West Besmenian districts of Flommstein and Leipscheid.
Politics
Executive
The executive is led by the state government of Zollingia, which consists of the Zollingian governors and the state ministers. The governor is elected by the state chamber with a majority of its members without debate in a secret ballot for the entire legislative period. The governor appoints and dismisses state ministers. He also appoints a state minister as his deputy. The state chamber can only depose the governor through a constructive vote of no confidence.
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Governors of Zollingia since 1967 | |||||
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Election |
| 1 | 
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Horst Lommberg
(1899–1977) |
1 November 1967 - 17 June 1969 | BVP | 1967 |
| 1 | 17 June 1969 - 21 April 1977 † | BZD | 1971 1975 | ||
| 2 | 
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Waldemar Fendt (1912-1998) |
28 April 1977 - 20 August 1980 | BZD | - |
| 3 | File:Rudolf Pauster.png | Rudolf Pauster (1923-2009) |
20 August 1980 - 21 August 1990 | BZD | 1980 1985 |
| 4 | File:Herbert Klima.png | Herbert Klima (1941-) |
21 August 1990 - 25 August 1995 | BZD | 1990 |
| 5 | File:Wolfgang Grasser.png | Wolfgang Grasser (1948-) |
25 August 1995 - 3 October 1999 | BVP | 1995 |
| 6 | File:Johannes Ollmann.png | Johannes Ollmann (1948-) |
3 October 1999 - 18 August 2010 | BVP | 2000 2005 |
| 7 | 
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Oskar Steinbock (1952-) |
18 August 2010 - present | BVP | 2010 2015 2020 |
Legislature
The legislature is the State Chamber of Zollingia, which is elected every five years using the proportional representation. The Zollingian parliament consists of 104 members.
Local government
Summingia is divided into districts (Landbezirk).