Tag: Bundestag
Bundestag Senior President Schäuble (CDU) for an electoral reform
(GermanPolicy.com) – Senior President Schäuble opened the constituent session of the German Bundestag on Tuesday. He advocated electoral reform as the newly elected parliament has…
Bundestag election: SPD in front of the CDU, according to first official results
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to the ‘preliminary official final result,’ the SPD received 25.7 percent of the vote in the election to the German Bundestag. The…
Laschet: the Bundestag election is a directional decision
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Union parties’ candidate for Federal Chancellor, Armin Laschet (CDU), has warned of a shift to the left. The Federal Election in September…
Constitutional Court: reform of the electoral law for the Bundestag election is valid
(GermanPolicy.com) – The changes that have been made with regard to the Federal Government’s reform of the electoral law remain in place after the Federal…
Bundestag strengthens the rights of indigenous peoples
The Bundestag has passed a law based on an international agreement, strengthening the rights of indigenous peoples. With the exception of the AfD, all members…
Corona measures: More of a say for the Bundestag
The Bundestag should have more of a say as to the decisions in dealing with the Corona pandemic. The parliamentary groups of both CDU-CSU and…
Tobacco advertising to be banned after a vote of the Bundestag
The Bundestag has passed a ban on tobacco advertising, which prohibits advertising of tobacco products in cinemas and the distribution of free samples outside the…
Union parties want reform of electoral law for next Bundestag
The CDU-CSU in the German Bundestag has agreed on the modalities of a reform of the electoral law. The number of constituencies should thus be…
