Catalogue question 43 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
When can a party be banned in Germany?
- if its election campaign is too expensive
- if it fights against the constitution Correct
- if it criticises the head of state
- if its manifesto proposes a new direction
Why — for every option
- A — The cost of an election campaign is not grounds for a ban; the Party Act rather regulates transparency of funding.
- B — Correct: under Art. 21(2) of the Basic Law, the Federal Constitutional Court can ban a party that seeks to impair or abolish the free democratic basic order.
- C — Criticism of the head of state is covered by freedom of expression and is not grounds for a ban.
- D — New political ideas and manifestos are part of democratic competition and not grounds for a ban, as long as the free democratic basic order is not under attack.
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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