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Frankenburg
Frankenburg
Map of Frankenburg in Besmenia.png
Frankenburg located in Besmenia
CountryBesmenia
CapitalBerkafurt
Government
 • TypeParliamentary republic, partially sovereign member state of a federal state
 • BodyState Chamber of Frankenburg
 • GovernorAlexander Schlesinger (FBBP)
 • Governing partiesFBBP/SDU/GPB
 • Federal Senate votes4 (of 64)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,844,953

Frankenburg (Besmenian: Frankenburg) is a federal state located in Besmenia.

Geography

Population

Frankenburg is the least populated state in Besmenia with a population of 2,844,953.

History

Politics

Frankenburg is referred to as a swing state, which usually has a signal character in nationwide elections. The BVP dominates in the rural areas of Frankenburg, the FBBP in the industrial regions and in the railway junctions. The BVP, which was the strongest party except the period 1981-1999, dominated state politics. Between 1981 and 1999, the FBBP, with Franz Gauthier as governor, was the strongest party in Frankenburg.

Executive

The executive is led by the state government of Frankenburg, which consists of the Frankenburgian 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 minister as his deputy. The state chamber can only depose the governor through a constructive vote of no confidence.

Frankenburgian state government

The Frankenburgian state government is the regional government of Frankenburg. The current state government, formed by the FBBP, SDU and GPB began work on July 27, 2023.

Governors of Frankenburg since 1967

No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Election
1 File:Ulf Engelbert.png Ulf Engelbert
(1909-1994)
4 November
1967
26 July
1975
BVP 1967
1971
2 File:Konstantin Herbmann.png Konstantin Herbmann
(1920-2002)
26 July
1975
31 July
1981
BVP 1975
3 Josef Riegler Steiermark.jpg Alois Steigerwald
(1937-2023)
31 July
1981
28 July
1999
FBBP 1981
1987
1993
4 File:Jörg Hofstadt.png Jörg Hofstadt
(1952-)
28 July
1999
16 March
2013
BVP 1999
2005
2011
5 File:Anton Scholzer.png Anton Scholzer
(1960-)
16 March
2013
29 July
2017
BVP -
6 Ecker Rosa 16-03-17-KG48.JPG Christina Liebetrau
(1969-)
29 July
2017
27 July
2023
BVP 2017
7 2019-10-10 Hendrik Wüst by OlafKosinsky MG 1321.jpg Alexander Schlesinger
(1975-)
27 July
2023
Incumbent FBBP 2023

Legislature

The legislature is the State Chamber of Frankenburg, which is elected every six years using the open list proportional representation. The parliament of Frankenburg consists of 89 members.

Elections

Local government

The 15 discricts of Frankenburg.

Frankenburg is divided into 15 districts (Landbezirk).

Federal representation

At the federal level, Frankenburg has 16 members in the Federal Chamber and 4 members in the Federal Senate.

Economy

Culture