FDP and SSW fail with lawsuit against minimum parliamentary group size. Organizing into parliamentary groups makes the work of representatives in local parliaments easier.
Political groups in municipal and city councils or district councils with 31 or more members must now have at least three representatives. Previously, two elected representatives were sufficient to form a parliamentary group. The new regulation has been in force since June 2023, and is compatible with the state constitution, the state constitutional court decided on Friday in Schleswig.