The new German parliament will meet for its first session on March 25 – four weeks after the parliamentary elections in February, DPA reported, BTA reports.
The transition committee, made up of the current president of the Bundestag and representatives of the newly formed parliamentary groups in the lower house of the German parliament, has reached an agreement on the date. This committee is responsible for setting the date of the first session, the allocation of seats and the agenda.
The German constitution requires the new parliament to meet within 30 days of the elections. March 25 is the latest possible date after the general election on February 23.
In March, parliamentary leaders will hold two extraordinary meetings on March 13 and 18 to discuss significant spending to support infrastructure and defense investments.
The new Bundestag will have 630 members – 103 fewer than the previous one. The parties represented will be smaller because the liberal Free Democratic Party and Sarah Wagenknecht’s populist Alliance failed to pass the 5% threshold to enter the lower house of the German parliament.