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Bundesrat of Germany

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Photo of the German "Bundesrat", which translates to "Federal Council". It's the legislative body of Germany that represents the federal states. It is seated in Berlin.

 

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesrat_of_Germany

The Bundesrat participates in legislation, alongside of the Bundestag, the directly elected representation of the people of Germany, with laws affecting state competences and all constitutional changes requiring the consent of the body. Functioning similarly, it is often said to be an upper house such as the US Senate or the Russian Federation Council or the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, although the German constitution does not declare the Bundestag and Bundesrat to form houses of a bicameral parliament (the word "Parliament" does not even appear in the Constitution). Officially, it is generally referred to as a "constitutional body" alongside the Bundestag, the President, the Government and the Federal Constitutional Court.

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