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The Social Democratic Party of Germany, the Free Democratic Party of Germany, and Alliance 90-The Greens agree to a "traffic light coalition" to form the next government with Olaf Scholz of the SPD as the next Chancellor, succeeding Angela Merkel. The government will be formally elected by the Bundestag in early December.
2021-11-24

The Bundestag approves a new mandate to let Germany continue to station up to 1,300 Bundeswehr soldiers in Afghanistan until January 31, 2022.
2021-03-25

Frauke Petry resigns as leader of the far right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a day after the party won seats in the Bundestag for the first time, saying the party has become too "anarchical" and "could not offer a credible platform".
2017-09-25

Voters in Germany go to the polls to elect members of the Bundestag. Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union is widely expected to win a fourth term in office.
2017-09-24

The German Bundestag passes a resolution classifying the Ottoman Empire's killing of Armenians in 1915 as genocide, provoking a furious reaction in Turkey.
2016-06-2

In an act of solidarity with France following the Paris massacre, Germany's parliament (the Bundestag) approves measures to move past the military's primary defensive role, to send six of its 29 operational, yet aged, Tornado reconnaissance aircraft, and as many as 1,200 soldiers to support the coalition missions against Islamic State militants in Syria. The airplanes will be limited to support activities; they will not fly combat missions.
2015-12-4

German engineering firm Siemens announces plans to axe 7,800 jobs, 3000 of which are in Germany. [http:--www.france24.com-en-20150206-siemens-says-cut-7800-jobs-including-3300-germany-?aef_campaign_date=2015-02-06&aef_campaign_ref=partage_aef&ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_linkname=editorial&ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter (AFP via France 24)]date=August 2019
2015-02-6

A suicide bomber attacks a cultural center putting on a play critical of terrorist attacks, killing a German national and wounding 16 others.
2014-12-11

German prosecutors ask the Bundestag to lift the immunity from prosecution of President Christian Wulff over corruption claims.
2012-02-16