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East Germany’s first freely elected parliament
On March 18, 1990, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) emerged as the strongest party after elections to the East German parliament, the People's Chamber. The CDU laid claim to the offices of prime ...
Thirty-five years ago East Germany's first freely elected parliament began work
East German lawmakers became the first parliamentarians to have come to power in free and fair elections.On March 18, 1990, ...
Opinion
Germany’s political upheaval and the transatlantic alliance’s uncertain future
Germany has emerged from its recent election with a grand coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party likely, but the rise of the far-right AfD party and its ...