Bundestag Bundestag m no pl (Ger) Bundestag lower house of the German Parliament lower house of the German Parliament (Hist) Diet of the German Confederation
BUNDESTAG
The German [[Bundestag]] is the representative body of the Federal Republic of Germany and is elected by the people every four years. There are at least 656 elected representatives, of whom half are directly elected ( Erststimme) and half taken from the parties' Landeslisten ( Zweitstimme). The [[Bundestag]] passes Federal laws, elects the Bundeskanzler, exercises parliamentary control over the Federal government and sets the Federal budget. Although the General Assembly is its public face, the [[Bundestag]] carries out most of its work in committees, composition of which reflects that of the [[Bundestag]]., At the Land level there is usually a similar body, the Landtag
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siehe auch Bundeskanzler, Erststimme/Zweitstimme