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The Presidium of the 20th German Bundestag: from left, Aydan Özoğuz, Wolfgang Kubicki, Bärbel Bas, Petra Pau, Yvonne Magwas and Claudia Roth
© German Bundestag/ Henning Schacht
At its first sitting following the elections on 26 September 2021, the German Bundestag elected Bärbel Bas of the SPD as its new President. The Member of Parliament from Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, received 576 of the 724 votes cast. 90 Members voted against her and there were 58 abstentions. Bärbel Bas follows Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU/CSU), who opened the constituent sitting on 26 October 2021 as President by Seniority.
© German Bundestag/S. Neumann
distribution of seats of the 20th electoral term
© German Bundestag
A view of the plenary chamber
© German Bundestag/photothek
© German Bundestag/Unger
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