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Suffrage is changed: Alliance agrees on reform

2021-10-27T07:49:57.448Z


The political majority stands for a reform of the electoral law in Baden-Württemberg. The green-black government coalition wants to adopt a joint legislative text together with the SPD in November and introduce it to the state parliament. According to information on Wednesday, the three parliamentary groups agreed on this in Stuttgart. The FDP also took part in the talks the evening before, but is not on board.


The political majority stands for a reform of the electoral law in Baden-Württemberg.

The green-black government coalition wants to adopt a joint legislative text together with the SPD in November and introduce it to the state parliament.

According to information on Wednesday, the three parliamentary groups agreed on this in Stuttgart.

The FDP also took part in the talks the evening before, but is not on board.

Stuttgart - "A parliament that is younger, more diverse and more feminine - we have promised that, and we will deliver it," said the leader of the Greens, Andreas Schwarz, after the agreement.

The CDU parliamentary group leader Manuel Hagel expects a “top modern suffrage”.

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The Ministry of Justice in Saarbrücken announced that four public prosecutors will be responsible for these cases in the future.

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Bpb boss Krüger: "The end of the people's parties is sealed."

Once they reached 30 percent and more - now the CDU and SPD increasingly have to fight for votes.

Popular parties are a thing of the past, believes Thomas Krüger from the Federal Agency for Civic Education.

Bpb boss Krüger: "The end of the people's parties is sealed."

SPD ministers resign from the state parliament

Saxony-Anhalt's Minister of Social Affairs Petra Grimm-Benne and Minister of Science Armin Willingmann (both SPD) have given up their mandate in the state parliament.

The long-time MPs Holger Hövelmann and Elrid Pasbrig from Jerichower Land move up for the two.

The change should come into force in the coming week, as a spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group said on Friday.

SPD ministers resign from the state parliament

According to the ideas of the three-party alliance, there should be a two-vote right to vote in Baden-Württemberg, similar to the federal government.

Voters should then be able to vote their direct candidates in the constituency in the state parliament with the first vote.

As in the general election, the second vote should go to one party.

In addition, as in local elections, younger people should be allowed to vote from the age of 16.

dpa

Source: merkur

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