Bundestag

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced a confidence vote in the Bundestag on December 16, 2024, which ultimately resulted in a loss of support for his leadership. The vote, which had been initiated by Scholz himself, sets the stage for early elections. Following the expected loss of the vote, Scholz is expected to request the dissolution of the Bundestag from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

The first formal step in holding early elections is expected to be completed later today, with the federal parliament meeting to give Chancellor Olaf Scholz a vote of confidence. Following the withdrawal of the Free Democrats (FDP) from the governing coalition, the government has now lost its majority and, barring the unlikely event, Mr Scholz will lose a vote of confidence today.

BERLIN - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic met with Bundestag President Barbel Bas in Berlin on Thursday, noting that Serbia saw Germany as one of its most significant partners.

BERLIN - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic kicked off the second day of her official visit to Berlin with a working breakfast with CDU/CSU representatives in the German Bundestag.

Brnabic said she had had an open discussion about current cooperation between the two parliaments and Serbia-Germany relations.

BERLIN - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic, who is on an official visit to Berlin, met with Konrad Adenauer Foundation Chairman Norbert Lammert on Wednesday.

Previously, Brnabic met with German businesspeople, inviting them to take part in the international EXPO 2027 in Belgrade.

The CDU/CSU is leading with a safe margin, with Alternative for Germany (AfD) second at 16%

In a reflection of a new era of cooperation, President Katerina Sakellaropoulou began a three-day visit to Germany on Wednesday.

The visit is taking place amid mutual trust after a decade of bilateral friction over the debt crisis, the migration issue and the German government's stance of equal distances with regard to tension between Greece and Turkey.

This year, Berlin hosts an exclusive exhibition for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary for celebrating the Germany and Turkey dialogue.

The occasion is the 60th anniversary of the recruitment agreement between Germany and Turkey as a central commemorative date for social diversity and the 10th anniversary of the artist residency program on the Bosporus.

German Bundestag Vice President Claudia Roth said yesterday that she was visiting Kragujevac, which marks the 80th anniversary of the German occupation forces killing thousands of civilians, with a message that something like this would never happen again and that she would emphasize the importance of shared memory.

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The German Social Democratic Party (GSDP) won the Bundestag election, ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc, the DPA reported, citing data posted on the federal election commission's website after the vote count.

The SDP receives 25.7 percent of the vote, its best result in years.