Bundestag

The Deutscher Bundestag (English: German Federal Diet) is the German federal parliament since 1949 with the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany after WWII. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. Because West Berlin was not officially under the jurisdiction of the constitution, a legacy of the Cold War, the Bundestag met in Bonn in several different buildings. Since 19 April 1999, the German parliament has again assembled in Berlin in its original Reichstag building. Historically, the first body to be called Bundestag was in the German Confederation. It convened in Frankfurt am Main from 1816 to 1866. In English it is referred to as "Federal Convention".