Welcome to Germany
Every four years the citizens of Germany who are 18 years of age or older elect the German Bundestag. As a result of Germany's multi-party system, six political parties are currently represented in the Bundestag. The parties of the governing coalition are the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD). The opposition parties are Alliance '90/The Greens, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and The Left.
Photo:
REGIERUNGonline/Reineke 
3 October 1990
– German reunificationThe Federal
President, who is head of state, is Horst Köhler. As well as
drafting and promulgating laws, he performs primarily a
representative role.Since 2005 Angela Merkel has been Germany's first female Federal Chancellor. She and the Federal Ministers form the Federal Cabinet. Exercising her right to broadly shape policy, the Chancellor presides over the Federal Government.
