The Federal Government
The Chancellor
In October 2009 the Bundestag re-elected Dr. Angela Merkel to the office of Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Angela Merkel is the eighth German Federal Chancellor and the first woman to head a Federal Government.
The Federal Chancellor
The Cabinet
The Chancellor and the Federal Ministers form the Federal Cabinet. The Chancellor chairs the Federal Cabinet.
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Federal Ministries
While the Chancellor holds the power to issue directives, the ministers have departmental powers, meaning that they independently run their respective ministries in the framework of those directives.
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Functions and Constitution
How does a Federal Government actually come about? What does it say about this in the Basic Law? What is the Federal Government permitted to do and how are laws made?
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Federal Press Office
The Press and Information Office of the Federal Government (the Federal Press Office for short) provides the public with information about Federal Government policies. At the same time it informs the Federal Government round the clock of news and opinions reported in various media.
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