London ( CNN ) -- The landscape of German politics is changing . Angela Merkel has just been re-elected chancellor and is considered the country 's most powerful female politician ever . And now , for the first time in its history , two black politicians are entering parliament . Charles Huber of Merkel 's Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ) and Karamba Diaby from the Social Democratic Party of Germany ( SPD ) , were elected in this month 's general election to Germany 's parliament , the Bundestag . Huber , 56 , is a television actor in Germany well-known for starring in the detective TV series `` Der Alte '' ( `` The Old Man '' ) for years . He was born in Munich to a Senegalese father and a German mother . Diaby , 51 , was born in Senegal and gained German citizenship in 2001 . After his election he told CNN : `` We are a country of diversity , people of all religions , ethnicities and skin colours live here , but it 's time that this is being reflected in politics and public service . There is urgent need for action . '' Angela Merkel 's recipe for success . Diaby studied at university in Dakar : in 1986 he was awarded a scholarship and moved to Halle in former communist East Germany to undertake a doctorate in chemistry . `` German society is changing and there have been several positive developments , '' said Diaby . Measures he cited included the introduction of legislation to recognize degrees obtained abroad and the implementation of the Immigration Act in 2005 , which opened up Germany to immigration . `` The language has also changed , '' Diaby said . `` We do n't use the word 'foreigners ' anymore , but now we say 'people with a migration background ' . '' Video : Immigration and integration in Germany . Diaby 's first priority now that he is a lawmaker in the Bundestag is to tackle the issue of education to ensure that everyone in Germany , no matter what their ethnicity , skin colour or financial background , has access to good schooling . `` Educational success is very much dependent on how big the parents ' wallet is , '' he said . He also wants to debate the introduction of dual citizenship as at the moment German citizens born to non-German nationals have to choose a citizenship before they turn 23 . `` I hope that my candidacy will make a change and put an end to some prejudices , '' he said . In addition to the election of Germany 's first two black lawmakers to the Bundestag , Merkel 's party now also has its first Muslim lawmaker in the parliament , with Cemile Giousouf -- who was born in Germany to Turkish immigrant parents -- representing the city of Hagen in North-Rhine Westphalia . Muslim politicians have been elected to Germany 's parliament in the past -- the first in 1994 -- but they have mainly represented the Social Democrats or the left-wing Die Linke . Multiculturalism is no failure . Out of the 630 seats in parliament , 34 -- or just over 5 % -- are now taken by lawmakers with immigrant backgrounds , up from 21 in the previous term , Migration Media Service , a group that researches immigration in Germany , said in a statement . `` It 's a positive development when the parliament is starting to reflect society , '' said Tanja Kiziak of the think-tank Berlin Institut , which researches demography and development . But it 's still a way off from reflecting Germany 's 81.9 million population as a whole : around 20 % of people have immigrant roots , with a large majority of those from Turkey . `` The issue of integration is being discussed more and more , of course it 's a controversial topic in society , '' said Kiziak , `` but at least now it 's on the table . ''
Charles Huber ( CDU ) and Karamba Diaby ( SPD ) are the first two black politicians in the Bundestag . Just 5 % of all MPs have immigrant backgrounds - while 20 % of Germany 's population have roots abroad . Comment: Cemile Giousouf is the CDU 's first Muslim Bundestag member .