Thüringer Landtag

What Thüringer Landtag does

The Thüringer Landtag is the state parliament of the Free State of Thuringia, Germany, constitutionally established on October 25, 1993, and operating in its current form since 1990 following reunification. It comprises 88 deputies (Abgeordnete) elected for five-year terms to represent approximately 2 million Thuringian citizens; the current 8th legislative period features five parliamentary factions (AfD, CDU, BSW, Die Linke, SPD). Core functions include state legislation, election and oversight of the Minister-President, budget approval, government control, and representation in European Union affairs. During the 7th legislative period, the parliament processed 10,241 documents, enacted 146 laws, conducted 141 plenary sessions, and handled 6,995 parliamentary inquiries; the Petitions Committee processes approximately 1,200 petitions annually, and around 20,000 citizens visit the parliament each year.

The institution is supported by approximately 250 administrative staff plus two apprentices, headed by Landtagspräsident Dr. Thadäus König. The technology stack is non-proprietary standard government IT infrastructure, with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The digital product portfolio consists of eight interconnected services: the Parlamentsdokumentation (legislative documents since 1990), Petitionsplattform (electronic petition submission), Diskussionsforum (pre-committee citizen deliberation on draft laws), Landtag Live (plenary streaming), Mediathek (multimedia archive), Transparenzportal (legislative transparency), Beteiligtentransparenzdokumentation (stakeholder consultation records), and Besucherdienst (visitor services). The parliamentary library maintains roughly 50,000 volumes and 150 journal titles. Distribution relies on the institutional website plus active channels across Mastodon, Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, email newsletter, press relations, public guided tours, open-house events (Tag der offenen Tür with ~10,000 visitors), and rotating exhibitions.

The business model is non-commercial: the parliament is funded entirely through the Thuringian state budget via annual appropriations, with no revenue streams, no pricing model, and no commercial customers. All public services — visitor tours, petition submission, plenary access, forum participation — are free of charge. A recent strategic partnership with the Landesjugendring Thüringen (signed June 2026) targets youth civic education. There is no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A or funding activity; the institution is accountable to citizens through five-year democratic elections.

Name

Thüringer Landtag

Legal name

Thüringer Landtag

Website

https://thueringer-landtag.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Thüringer Landtag is the state parliament of the Free Free State of Thuringia, Germany, where 88 elected deputies serve approximately 2 million citizens through legislation, government oversight, and budget approval, funded entirely by the state budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Legislative Services

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Legislative Bodies (92112), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Parliamentary/Government Proceedings Channels (MPABAIAL)

Keywords

• State legislative services
• Parliamentary documentation
• Citizen petition platform
• Legislative transparency portal
• Government oversight functions

Headquarters

HQ city

Erfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State Government Funding: The parliament is funded through the state budget of Thuringia. As a legislative body of the Free State of Thuringia, it operates on annual government appropriations allocated through the state budget process.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The Thüringer Landtag is the state parliament of the Free State of Thuringia, Germany, exercising legislative authority, electing the Minister-President, approving the state budget, and overseeing the executive branch. It provides citizens with a portfolio of public digital services—including parliamentary documentation, an online petition platform, a public discussion forum, live streaming of plenary sessions, a media library, and a transparency portal—alongside in-person visitor services such as guided tours and educational programs.

Product overview

The Thüringer Landtag operates a unified parliamentary information portal providing citizens with access to democratic processes. The portfolio consists of core digital services including the Parliamentary Documentation system (Parlamentsdokumentation), Petition Platform (Petitionsplattform), Discussion Forum (Diskussionsforum), Live Streaming service (Landtag Live), Media Library (Mediathek), Transparency Portal (Transparenzportal), and Stakeholder Transparency Documentation. These services are complemented by visitor services (Besucherdienst) offering guided tours and educational programs. The ecosystem is interconnected, with the discussion forum feeding into committee deliberations, the petition platform enabling direct citizen engagement, and the transparency portal providing public access to all parliamentary activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parlamentsdokumentation (Parliamentary Documentation) A comprehensive documentation system that catalogs all parliamentary documents including resolutions, transcripts, legislative proposals, and government reports since 1990, providing public access for citizens, researchers, and journalists.
• Petitionsplattform (Petition Platform) An online platform enabling citizens of Thuringia to submit petitions to the parliament electronically, view active petitions, and track their processing status before the Petitions Committee.
• Diskussionsforum (Discussion Forum) An online forum where citizens can participate in discussions about proposed legislation before committee review, providing input on bills and contributing to public consultation processes.
• Landtag Live (Parliament Live Stream) Live streaming and archived recordings of plenary sessions and committee meetings, allowing citizens to watch parliamentary proceedings in real-time or on demand through the Landtag Live platform.
• Mediathek (Media Library) A digital archive of recordings, photographs, and multimedia content from parliamentary sessions, committee meetings, and events, serving citizens, journalists, and researchers.
• Transparenzportal (Transparency Portal) A transparency portal providing public access to legislative documents, voting records, and parliamentary activities to support governmental transparency for citizens.
• Beteiligtentransparenzdokumentation (Stakeholder Transparency Documentation) Documentation of stakeholder involvement in legislative processes, including expert hearings, consultations, and lobbying disclosures supporting transparent decision-making.
• Besucherdienst (Visitor Service) Visitor services providing guided tours of the parliament building, group visits, memorial site tours, and educational programs for school groups, serving approximately 20,000 visitors annually.

Quantifiable outcome

• 146 laws enacted and 6,995 parliamentary inquiries processed during the 7th legislative period
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Landesjugendring Thüringen (State Youth Ring Thuringia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026Landtagspräsident Dr. Thadäus König and the Managing Director of the Landesjugendring Thüringen Peter Weise signed a cooperation agreement for the program 'Demokratie? Lohnt sich!' (Democracy? It's worth it!). This partnership aims to promote civic education and democratic participation among young people in Thuringia.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bayerischer Landtag: State parliament of Bavaria; comparable as a German Länder legislature exercising similar legislative, budgetary, and oversight functions at state level, serving a much larger population.
• Landtag Baden-Württemberg: State parliament of Baden-Württemberg, a structurally analogous Länder legislature delivering legislative authority, oversight, and citizen-services for a comparable German state.
• Scottish Parliament: Devolved legislature for Scotland, structurally comparable as a sub-national legislative body with similar digital engagement features, petition handling, and live plenary broadcasting.
• Sächsischer Landtag: State parliament of Saxony, a directly comparable eastern German state legislature with similar constitutional structure, plenary size, and digital parliamentary services including live streaming and petition platforms.
• Landtag Brandenburg: State parliament of Brandenburg, an eastern German Länder legislature with a comparable geographic and demographic footprint to Thuringia and similar citizen-services portfolio.
• Landtag Nordrhein-Westfalen: State parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous Land; another Länder legislature with parallel digital participation, documentation, and broadcasting services.
• Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin: State parliament of Berlin; a city-state legislature with analogous functions, plenary streaming, petition handling, and committee documentation workflows comparable to a state Landtag.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesrat: Federal representation of Germany's 16 state governments; comparable as it institutionalizes state-level legislative representation at the federal layer with parallel documentation and transparency mandates.
• Deutscher Bundestag: Federal German parliament; broader incumbent operating at the national level with overlapping legislative and oversight functions and a more extensive digital infrastructure (e.g., Bundestag live, plenary documentation).

Others

• Civic Consulting / Political Tech Vendors (e.g., Granicus): Government-technology vendor providing legislative agenda, public records, and broadcasting tools to parliaments and councils worldwide; adjacent ecosystem participant supplying the digital infrastructure stack that parliaments like the Thüringer Landtag rely on.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ThuerLandtag?lang=de
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCCAO9JctC_kraxU_vFb-Ibw
• Facebookfacebook.com/thueringer.landtag
• Instagraminstagram.com/thueringerlandtag

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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