Overview

• On 23 September, Green MP Hanna Steinmüller delivered a budget speech for the Building Ministry with her infant in a front carrier at the lectern.
• The Bundestag said it was the first time an MP stood at its lectern with a baby, sharing the moment on its Instagram account.
• A video posted by the parliament showed the child calm and apparently asleep during the appearance.
• Bundestag President Julia Klöckner praised Steinmüller on Instagram and said allowing infants can be acceptable under certain circumstances.
• Steinmüller, who previously brought her child into the plenary but not to the lectern, called it a “wild day” and said she would reflect further on work–family compatibility.