Bundestag session in 1991/Debate on seat of government/Vote

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Bundestag session in 1991/Debate on seat of government/Vote

A session of the German Bundestag in 1991, in which a vote was taken on whether Bonn or Berlin was to be the seat of government

Narrow majority in favour of moving: After reunification the German Bundestag voted in 1991 to move the seat of government to Berlin. Following a lengthy debate, 337 Members of the Bundestag voted for Berlin, 320 for Bonn. The decision was very close all along.

Photo: Bundesregierung/Schambeck

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