Bundestag Votes for Berlin Move

Date: June 20, 1991 • Location: Tiergarten, Germany

The German Bundestag votes to move seat of government from the former West German capital of Bonn to the present capital of Berlin.

The Bundestag is the federal parliament of Germany. It is the only constitutional body in the country directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949 as one of the legislative bodies of Germany, the other being the Bundesrat.