The home of the German parliament, or Bundestag. Germany is a republicThe full name of the country in German is Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or Federal Republic of Germany. The head of the German state is the President, currently Joachim Gauck. The President is supposed to be above German party politics, but more often than not they are a member of one of the main parties. In recent years politics has become more unpredictableFor a long time there were essentially only three parties in the German parliament: the SPD, the CDU/CSU and the FDP.

Source: The Local February 20, 2017 12:56 UTC