The following list provides an overview of the minimum requirements that must be met in the
respective federal state for an association of members of the corresponding
state parliament to receive the status of either a recognized parliamentary group (''
Fraktion''), or a lesser group (''
Gruppe'').
List
Comparisons with the federal parliament
{{Main, Fraktion (Bundestag)For comparison: In the
German Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the lower house of the German federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for ...
, a parliamentary group is formed by at least five percent of the members of the Bundestag, with at least three
MPs and fewer than five percent of the seats, a ''group'' is spoken of. There are currently six parliamentary groups in the Bundestag.
References
Parliamentary groups in Germany
Political party systems
Politics of Germany by state
State politics (Germany)