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Bundestag (Germany's lower house of parliament)

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The "Bundestag" is Germany's main legislative body. Its over members are elected every four years in a mixed system of constituency and list voting.

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May 10, 2023

Germany's Bundestag congratulates DW on 70th anniversary

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Parliamentarian Nyke Slawik speaks in the German Bundestag

Transgender parliamentarian: 'We deserve respect'

Transgender parliamentarian: 'We deserve respect'

"We can act in society and actively change things," transgender German parliamentarian Nyke Slawik tells DW.
SocietyMarch 31, 2023
King Charles III (R) and Britain's Camilla (2ndR), Queen Consort, are greeted by a delegation after landing at Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Schoenefeld near Berlin.

A special relationship: Britain's Charles III visits Germany

A special relationship: Britain's Charles III visits Germany

King Charles III will arrive in Berlin on Wednesday. A regular in the country, he's familiar with many of the stops.
CultureMarch 28, 202310 images
handymen more seats in the Bundestag

Germany passes law to shrink its XXL parliament

Germany passes law to shrink its XXL parliament

The ruling parties have passed legislation to reduce the number of lawmakers in the Bundestag.
PoliticsMarch 17, 2023
A blonde, blue-eyed doll at the Yad Vashem exhibition

'Sixteen Objects' exhibition marks 70 years of Yad Vashem

'Sixteen Objects' exhibition marks 70 years of Yad Vashem

An exhibition by Yad Vashem shows the everyday objects of Holocaust victims in the German parliament.
HistoryJanuary 24, 202302:35 min
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, center, poses for photos with a delegation from the Germany-Taiwan parliamentary friendship group led by Klaus-Peter Willsch and other Taiwan officials at the Presidential Office in Taipei

Official Taiwan trip won't likely provoke China

Official Taiwan trip won't likely provoke China

Experts say a visit by Bundestag deputies doesn't fundamentally shift the status quo of Germany's stance towards Taiwan.
PoliticsOctober 4, 2022
Picture of delegation at airport with Taiwanese officials

German lawmakers arrive in Taiwan amid regional tensions

German lawmakers arrive in Taiwan amid regional tensions

A delegation from the German parliament is visiting Taiwan to underline friendly ties between Berlin and Taipeh.
PoliticsOctober 2, 2022
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German soldiers man a Wiesel armoured fighting vehicle of the Bundeswehr,

Germany changes tack in 'response to Putin's aggression'

Germany will supply weapons to Ukraine, introduce far-reaching sanctions against Russia, and to boost defense spending.
PoliticsFebruary 27, 2022
Angela Merkel, Olaf Scholz

COVID: Germany introduces new measures

The Bundestag saw a heated debate over how best to respond to the dramatic increase in COVID infections.
PoliticsNovember 18, 2021
Over the entrance ot parliament it reads 'for the German people'

Germany's new Bundestag: Only for the educated?

Very few of Germany's lawmakers have led a life as a worker and low-income earner. Sabine Kinkartz met one of them.
PoliticsOctober 31, 2021
Bärbel Bas

One of Germany's five top jobs to go to a woman

The Social Democrats have named Bärbel Bas as their candidate to head the German parliament.
PoliticsOctober 20, 2021
A group of female parliamentarians sitting in the German Bundestag

Bundestag could use more women

Just one-third of the members in Germany's newly elected parliament are women. That's not representative of our society.
Melina Grundmann
Melina Grundmann
CommentaryDW Voices
PoliticsOctober 2, 2021
Armand Zorn speaking into a microphone in front of SPD logo

The most diverse Bundestag yet gets ready to work

That more parliamentarians have their roots in migrant communities represents a huge opportunity.
PoliticsSeptember 30, 2021
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Vaccine mandate: A political disaster

Jens Thurau
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PoliticsApril 10, 2022
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Solidarity without action is not enough

Katharina Kroll
Commentary
PoliticsMarch 17, 2022
Mikhail Bushuev

Spare a thought for those unable to vote in Germany

Mikhail Bushuev
CommentaryDW Voices
PoliticsSeptember 22, 2021
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Not enough migrants in German politics

Maissun Melhem
CommentaryDW Voices
PoliticsSeptember 17, 2021
Volos 2018 | Luisa von Richthofen

If Tareq Alaows can't be a candidate, we are all the losers

Luisa von Richthofen
Commentary
PoliticsApril 3, 2021
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Angela Merkel rocks Bundestag with pandemic speech

Christoph Strack
Commentary
PoliticsDecember 10, 2020