Germany's new Bundestag convenes amid significant changes, with the far-right AfD becoming the strongest opposition party. The new parliament includes 630 members, 230 of whom are newly elected. The AfD has doubled its representation while centrist parties work on military and fiscal reforms due to rising European security threats. The parliament reflects ongoing issues of representation, with about 100 fewer members than before, a low percentage of women MPs, and a stark underrepresentation of lawmakers with migration backgrounds.
"The new parliament contains about 100 fewer MPs than the previous one after the outgoing government reformed Germany's electoral law to shrink persistent bloat."
"The youngest is Luke Hoss, a student from the far-left Die Linke who has promised to give away most of his 11,000-a-month salary."
"Lawmakers of foreign descent are also disproportionately rare in the new parliament, with only 11.6% of MPs having a migration background."
"Fewer than a third of MPs in the new Bundestag are women, slightly below the share in the previous legislature."
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