ocr: Germany is a: federal democratic republic of16 states, or "Lander." The government is led by the chancellor, who is elected by the "Bundestag" (Fe ederal Assembly). The president's: role is largely ceremonial. The "Basic Law" of West Germany, drawn up in 1948, became the 1990 constitution of reunified Germany. Main Political Issues Reunification Although, in 1989, 85% of Germans voted for reunitication, the general rejoicing at the fall oft the Berlin Wall at the end off that year has soured as the true costs off the process have become clear. Unemployment in the east has risen to 30% with the ...
