East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland [ˈɔstˌdɔʏtʃlant] ⓘ), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik [ˈdɔʏtʃə demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə …

Five months after declaration of the western Federal Republic of Germany (better known as West Germany), on October 7, 1949, the DWK formed a provisional government and proclaimed …

Jan 15, 2025 · Communist regimes began to collapse in eastern Europe, and democratic governments rose in Poland Hungary Czechoslovakia, followed by the reunification of West …

Germany is a democratic and federal parliamentary republic, where federal legislative power is vested in the Bundestag (the parliament of Germany) and the Bundesrat (the representative …

6 days ago · Germany - Federalism, Democracy, Unity: The structure and authority of Germany’s government are derived from the country’s constitution, the Grundgesetz (Basic Law), which …

4 days ago · Germany - Politics, Democracy, Federalism: National elections to the Bundestag are held once every four years. All German citizens at least age 18 are eligible to vote (this was …

Sep 17, 2024 · BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union announced Tuesday that it has chosen its leader, Friedrich Merz, to be its candidate for …

Jan 8, 2025 · The image of the seat of German parliamentary democracy going up in flames sent a collective shock across the country. The Communists blamed the National Socialists.

3 days ago · Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly with votes from the Alternative for Germany.

After Germany’s defeat in the World War I, the monarchy was replaced by Germany’s first democratic regime: The Weimar Republic (1918-1933). However, financial problems, …