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- Bundestag, one of the two legislative chambers of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Bundestag is the lower house, representing the nation as a whole and elected by universal suffrage under a system of mixed direct and proportional representation. Members serve four-year terms.
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Apr 23, 2024 · Bundestag, one of the two legislative chambers of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Bundestag is the lower house, representing the nation as a whole and elected by universal suffrage under a system of mixed direct and proportional representation.
The Bundestag ( German pronunciation: [ˈbʊndəstaːk] ⓘ, "Federal Diet ") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people, comparable to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
Eva Szepesi and Marcel Reif speak on Holocaust Remembrance Day. State memorial ceremony for Wolfgang Schäuble in the plenary chamber of the German Bundestag.
The plenary chamber of the German Bundestag from above: the seats are arranged by parliamentary group (© German Bundestag/Julia Nowak/ Junophoto) As a rule, the people determine the composition of the Bundestag every four years.
The Reichstag ( German: Reichstag, pronounced [ˈʁaɪçsˌtaːk] ⓘ; officially: Plenarbereich Reichstagsgebäude [ˈʁaɪçstaːksɡəˌbɔʏdə] ⓘ; English: Imperial Assembly ), a historic legislative government building on Platz der Republik in Berlin, is the seat of the German Bundestag.
The two chambers are the Bundestag (Federal Diet or lower house) and the Bundesrat (Federal Council or upper house). Both chambers can initiate legislation, and most bills must be approved by both chambers, as well as the executive branch, before becoming law.
