German Bundestag

Deutscher Bundestag
20th Bundestag
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History
Established7 September 1949; 72 years ago(1949-09-07)
Preceded byReichstag (Nazi Germany, 1933–1945)
Leadership
President of the Bundestag
Bärbel Bas, SPD
since 26 October 2021
Vice presidents of the Bundestag
Aydan Özoğuz, SPD
since 26 October 2021
Yvonne Magwas, CDU/CSU
since 26 October 2021
Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Alliance 90/The Greens
since 9 December 2021
Wolfgang Kubicki, FDP
since 24 October 2017
Petra Pau, The Left
since 7 April 2006
Vacant, AfD
Father of the House
Wolfgang Schäuble, CDU/CSU
since 26 October 2021
Chancellor
Olaf Scholz, SPD
since 8 December 2021
Leader of the Opposition
Friedrich Merz, CDU/CSU
since 15 February 2022
Structure
Seats736
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Political groups
Government (416)
  • SPD (206)
  • The Greens (118)
  • FDP (92)

Opposition (320)

  • Union (197)
    • CDU (152)
    • CSU (45)
  • AfD (80)
  • The Left (39)
  • Non-attached (4)
    • SSW (1)
    • AfD (1)
    • Centre (1)
    • Ind. (1)
Elections
Voting system
Mixed-member proportional representation (MMP)
Last election
26 September 2021
Next election
On or before 26 October 2025
Meeting place
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Reichstag building
Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Website
www.bundestag.de/enEdit this at Wikidata
Rules
Rules of Procedure of the German Bundestag and Mediation Committee (English)