He then executed a plan to get two-thirds of the Reichstag (the German parliamentary body) to pass an "empowering law" that would allow him to centralize his authority and govern by decree.

A symbol of Germany's past, present and future, the Reichstag, or Parliament Building, is a blend of different architecture styles from the late 20th to late 21st centuries. It symbolizes the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sits in front of the backdrop of the Reichstag illuminated by spotlights during a photo session after the recording of his New Year's address in the Chancellery in ...

A woman holds a sign reading "That's exactly how it started back then" during a protest against the AfD party and right-wing extremism in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, ...

Later hundreds of protesters, many from the far right, tried to storm the Reichstag, the home of Germany's federal parliament. A number of people were arrested and German politicians condemned the ...

This role was the second highest political position in Germany. On 27 February 1933, there was a fire in the Reichstag building. This was just four weeks after Hitler had been appointed Chancellor ...

Cancel anytime. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sits in front of the backdrop of the Reichstag illuminated by spotlights during a photo session after the recording of his New Year's address in the ...