Constitutional reform from Labour Movement of April 2020

Proposed by Labour Movement in Rheinland

Bundesrat: 15.9% / 67% of all seats Bundestag: 11.8% / 67% of all seats

Package Overview (4 measures)

Failed

Created: Nov. 9, 2015

Opened: April 18, 2020

Closed: April 19, 2020

Opening this package cost 90 PP.

What would change

Full constitution with changes marked

Current wording is shown as it was when voting began.

Legislatures

Bundesrat

The Bundesrat is elected every 48 months (currently 7)

every 7 months

every 48 months

Four-year terms: Increasing term for political stability.

Bundestag

The Bundestag is elected every 24 months (currently 4)

every 4 months

every 24 months

Two-year terms: Increasing term for political stability.

Powers

Regulate Banks

Regulate Banks moves from Federal Minister of Finance to Professional non-partisan bureaucrats

Federal Minister of Finance

Professional non-partisan bureaucrats

Constitutional Amendment of April 2020: Increasing parliamentary term lengths and altering executive powers for political stability.

Head of Foreign Intelligence

Head of Foreign Intelligence moves from Professional non-partisan bureaucrats to Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

Professional non-partisan bureaucrats

Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

Constitutional Amendment of April 2020: Increasing parliamentary term lengths and altering executive powers for political stability.

Proposer's case

Increasing parliamentary terms and reordering executive authority for political stability.

Vote tally

Bundesrat

Failed

11Yes 8No 50Not voted 69 seats

For: 11 / 69 seats (15.9%) — needs 66.6%

Against: 8 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 50

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Labour Movement Proposer	11	Yes	No reason given
National People's Front	8	No	I support shorter terms of office

Bundestag

Failed

77Yes 54No 519Not voted 650 seats

For: 77 / 650 seats (11.8%) — needs 66.6%

Against: 54 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 519

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Labour Movement Proposer	77	Yes	No reason given
National People's Front	54	No	I support shorter terms of office

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

National People's Front

Voted April 18, 2020

“I support shorter terms of office”

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