21st German Bundestag
| 21st Bundestag | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Reichstag building in 2024 | |
| Overview | |
| Legislative body | Bundestag |
| Jurisdiction | Germany |
| Meeting Place | Reichstag building, Berlin |
| Term | 25 March 2025 – present |
| Election | 23 February 2025 |
| Bundestag | |
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| Members | 630 |
| President | Julia Klöckner (CDU/CSU) |
The 21st Bundestag of Germany was elected on 23 February 2025.
The President of the Bundestag is currently Julia Klöckner (CDU).
It has 630 members (down from 733 in the previous Bundestag).
On 6 May 2025 Friedrich Merz (CDU) was chosen as Chancellor of Germany and sworn in. He failed to win enough support in a first round of voting – a first in German history for a chancellor candidate.[1]
Parties
This is the composition of the 21st Bundestag as of May 2025:
| Group | Members | Group Leader | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU/CSU | 208 / 630 |
Friedrich Merz (until 5 May 2025) | Government | |
| Jens Spahn (since 5 May 2025) | ||||
| Alternative for Germany (AfD) | 151 / 630 |
Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla | Opposition | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 120 / 630 |
Lars Klingbeil (until 6 May 2025) | Government | |
| Matthias Miersch (since 7 May 2025) | ||||
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 85 / 630 |
Katharina Dröge and Britta Haßelmann | Opposition | |
| The Left (Linke) | 64 / 630 |
Heidi Reichinnek and Sören Pellmann | Opposition | |
| Non-affiliated members | 2 / 630 |
— | Opposition | |
References
- ↑ "New German Chancellor: Bundestag elects Friedrich Merz". www.deutschland.de. 2025-05-06. Retrieved 2025-07-23.