Catalogue question 98 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
When members of the German Bundestag change their parliamentary group, …
- they may no longer take part in parliamentary sessions.
- the government can lose its majority. Correct
- the Federal President must first give consent.
- the voters of those members may vote again.
Why — for every option
- A — Changing parliamentary groups does not strip a member of their free mandate (Art. 38(1) Basic Law); they remain a member of the Bundestag.
- B — Correct: if enough members leave the governing parliamentary groups by switching, the government's parliamentary majority can tip — the free mandate (Art. 38(1) Basic Law) makes this possible.
- C — No consent from the Federal President is required to change parliamentary groups; the free mandate permits this independently.
- D — There is no procedure for an early re-election of individual constituencies because of a change of parliamentary group — the mandate continues until the next regular election.
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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