Congress of State Councils

The Congress of State Councils (German: Kongress der Landerräte, KdL) is a non-legislative body in the Free Socialist Republic of Germany. It functions as a representative body of the German states, or Lander, on a national level. Each state has 5 representatives for a total of 130 based on the 26 states. As 3 states are entirely under "foreign occupation", 15 seats are symbolically vacant, meaning there are 115 seats in practice.
The congress is largely symbolic and has no real legislative power. Its main functions are to represent the states on a national level, foster cooperation between the states, and resolve administrative disputes. Unlike the legislative congresses, the KdL convenes on a biweekly basis, except if an emergency meeting is convened. Due to its largely ceremonial nature, there have been a number of proposals to abolish it.
== Composition ==
State 	 	 	 	
State 	KPD 	VSPD 	FAUD 	Ind.
Rhein 	3 	0 	2 	0
Hessen 	4 	1 	0 	0
Westfalen 	5 	0 	0 	0
Niedersachsen 	3 	2 	0 	0
Hamburg 	4 	1 	0 	0
Schleswig-Holstein	3 	2 	0 	0
Mecklenburg 	2 	3 	0 	0
Pommern 	1 	4 	0 	0
Pomerellen 	2 	3 	0 	0
Preußen 	2 	3 	0 	0
Posen 	3 	2 	0 	0
Oberschlesien 	2 	3 	0 	0
Niederschlesien 	3 	2 	0 	0
Brandenburg 	3 	2 	0 	0
Berlin 	5 	0 	0 	0
Sachsen-Anhalt 	3 	2 	0 	0
Sachsen 	4 	1 	0 	0
Deutschböhmen 	1 	3 	0 	1
Thüringen 	3 	2 	0 	0
Franken 	2 	2 	0 	1
Niederbayern 	2 	3 	0 	0
Oberbayern 	3 	2 	0 	0
Schwaben 	0 	4 	0 	1
Total 	63 	47 	2 	3
Vacant 	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant
Württemberg 	0 	0 	0 	0
Baden 	0 	0 	0 	0
Pfalz 	0 	0 	0 	0
Category:German legislatures