What is the German Bundesrat?
Q: What is the German Bundesrat?
A: The German Bundesrat is a federal upper house of the parliament in Germany which represents the 16 federal states of Germany.
Q: What does the President of the German Bundesrat do?
A: The President of the German Bundesrat is the chairperson or speaker of the Bundesrat.
Q: How is the President of the German Bundesrat elected?
A: The President of the German Bundesrat is elected annually by the ministers president of each of the federal Länder in October, and takes office on 1 November.
Q: When did the Ministers President of the Länder agree to elect the Bundesratspräsident on a rota?
A: The Ministers President of the Länder agreed to elect the Bundesratspräsident on a rota in 1950.
Q: Why was it agreed to elect the Bundesratspräsident on a rota?
A: It was agreed to elect the Bundesrats-präsident on a rota to give every state the chance to preside over the Bundesrat and to show that the Bundesrat represents all of Germany, rather than the most successful political party.
Q: What does the rota for the Bundesratspräsident election depend on?
A: The rota for the Bundesratspräsident election is based on the state's population.
Q: How many federal states are there in Germany?
A: There are 16 federal states in Germany.
