Tag: electoral
Electoral reform: Bundestag should be smaller – not so easy
The traffic light coalition wants to change the electoral law with the aim of reducing the size of the Bundestag and making the system clearer: an undertaking that is not…
Traffic light draft for electoral reform: Larger constituencies are the least evil
comment Status: 01/17/2023 5:47 p.m The traffic light draft for an electoral law reform is controversial and could end up before the constitutional court. The plan isn’t bad though. But…
Electoral law reform: The Bundestag is to be reduced in size
The traffic light parties want to reduce the size of the Bundestag with an electoral law reform – and the Union is protesting against it. Election researcher Thorsten Faas speaks…
“Constitutionally questionable”: CSU rejects electoral law reform – Munich
Gone in one fell swoop, no longer a member of the Bundestag. When the most important topics of the republic are discussed in Berlin, the Munich CSU only looks on…
Electoral reform: recipe against bloating Bundestag wanted
FAQ As of: 01/17/2023 3:03 p.m “Organized election fraud”, “No-Go among Democrats”: Traffic light parties and the Union are arguing about reforming the electoral law. There is only agreement that…
Questions & Answers: Long-term dispute over electoral law reform enters the next round
All parliamentary groups say that the Bundestag, with currently 736 MPs, is far too large. However, how it can get smaller again is controversial – including the advance of the…
Bundestag: Traffic light factions want fast electoral law reform – CSU rages
Bundestag Traffic light factions want quick electoral law reform – CSU rages The plenary hall during a session of the German Bundestag. photo © Michael Kappeler/dpa With the electoral law…
Electoral reform: How the coalition wants to downsize the Bundestag
electoral reform Largest Bundestag of all time: How the traffic light wants to shrink the bloated parliament again Due to the current electoral law, the Bundestag has grown to currently…
Draft for electoral law reform: CSU calls plans “organized election fraud”
As of: 01/16/2023 4:08 p.m The CSU calls the traffic light plans for a reform of the electoral law “unconstitutional” and threatens to sue. The project is reminiscent of a…
Downsizing of the Bundestag: traffic light presents draft for electoral law reform
Status: 01/16/2023 05:09 a.m With 736 members of parliament, the Bundestag is larger than ever before. The traffic light government wants to change that. The parliamentary groups have presented a…