Germany
In the German Länder of Bremen and Hamburg, the Senates (or Senat in German) are the executive branch, with Senators (Senator) being the holders of ministerial portfolios. In these Länder, the President of the Senate (Präsident des Senats) is an office equivalent to that of minister-president in the other German Länder.
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“The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.”
—Marlene Dietrich (1904–1992)
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—Albert Einstein (1879–1955)