German Bundestag - Homepage
Homepage of the German Bundestag, the national parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany
German Bundestag - Homepage
The German Bundestag is the national parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its seat is the Reichstag Building in Berlin. In the current electoral term, Parliament is composed of 733 Members. This is the 20th electoral term since the establishment of the Federal Republic in 1949.
German Bundestag - Function and role - Deutscher Bundestag
In line with the principle of the division of powers, the Bundestag is the highest organ of the legislative in Germany. Alongside it stand the Federal Government, representing the executive, and the federal and Land courts, representing the judiciary.
German Bundestag - Distribution of seats
The number of seats a party has in the Bundestag depends on its results in the elections. The more votes a party wins in the Bundestag elections, the more seats it gets. Electors cast their second votes to choose a particular party, whilst using their first votes to choose a specific person.
German Bundestag: Function and role
In line with the principle of the division of powers, the Bundestag is the highest organ of the legislative in Germany. Alongside it stand the Federal Government, representing the executive, and the federal and Land courts, representing the judiciary.
German Bundestag - Symbols of state
The symbols of the German state include the federal flag and the national colours - black, red and gold. They also include the national anthem and the federal eagle. State memorial days and public holidays, capital cities, memorial sites, insignia, medals and seals are also important national symbols.
German Bundestag - Visit
The roof terrace and dome of the Reichstag Building can be visited by members of the public, and offer spectacular views of the parliamentary and government district and Berlin’s sights.
German Bundestag - Contact
Deutscher Bundestag Parlamentsdokumentation Platz der Republik 1 11011 Berlin Tel.: +49(0)30 227-35111 Fax: +49(0)30 227-36107 Email: vorzimmer.id3@bundestag.de Office building
Election of Members of the German Bundestag
Half of the Members of the Bundestag are elected directly from Germany’s 299 constituencies, the other half via party lists in Germany’s sixteen Länder (states). Accordingly, each voter casts two votes in the elections to the German Bundestag.
German Bundestag - Passage of legislation - Deutscher Bundestag
This is why they are debated and adopted in Germany’s most important democratic forum: the German Bundestag. However, it is not just the Members of the German Bundestag who are able to initiate the bills that result in new acts of law.
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