Catalogue question 44 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
As a citizen in Germany, who can you not vote for directly?
- members of the European Parliament
- the Federal President Correct
- state parliament (Landtag) members
- Bundestag members
Why — for every option
- A — Members of the European Parliament are elected directly by citizens (European elections).
- B — Correct: the Federal President is not elected by the people but by the Federal Convention (Art. 54 Basic Law), a body that convenes specially from the Bundestag and state representatives.
- C — State parliament (Landtag) members are elected directly by the citizens of their respective federal state.
- D — Bundestag members are elected directly by the eligible electorate (Art. 38 Basic Law).
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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