The
Presidium of the German Bundestag consists of the President of the
BundestagThe Bundestag is the parliament of Germany. It was established with Germany's constitution of 1949 and is the successor of the earlier Reichstag...
and a variable number (currently 4) of Vice-Presidents of the Bundestag.
The president is elected by all members the Bundestag during its first meeting; he almost always comes from the largest
Fraktion in the Bundestag (tradition has made this a sort of unwritten law). His administration ends with the end of a legislature; he can, however, be re-elected, as long as he is also re-elected to the Bundestag.
In 1994 it was decided that every
Fraktion in the Bundestag should be represented by a vice-president.
The most important role of the president is the direction of the Bundestag sittings.
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The
Presidium of the German Bundestag consists of the President of the
BundestagThe Bundestag is the parliament of Germany. It was established with Germany's constitution of 1949 and is the successor of the earlier Reichstag...
and a variable number (currently 4) of Vice-Presidents of the Bundestag.
The president is elected by all members the Bundestag during its first meeting; he almost always comes from the largest
Fraktion in the Bundestag (tradition has made this a sort of unwritten law). His administration ends with the end of a legislature; he can, however, be re-elected, as long as he is also re-elected to the Bundestag.
In 1994 it was decided that every
Fraktion in the Bundestag should be represented by a vice-president.
The most important role of the president is the direction of the Bundestag sittings. To demonstrate the importance of the parliament in Germany's democracy, the parliament's president receives a higher salary than the Chancellor and the
Federal PresidentThe President of Germany is Germany's head of state. The position is largely a ceremonial one, with the president acting in accordance with the advice and directives of the legislature...
.