“We cannot agree to this.”
Rights And Protections Enhancement Act of 2024
Rationale
These changes protect renters, workers, and disabled people by ending no-fault evictions, restoring union power, guaranteeing disability support, and expanding social housing to address rising inequality and insecurity.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Eviction Protection |
Notice periods and a court order required; no-fault eviction allowed
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Eviction only on listed grounds: arrears, breach or landlord's own use
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| 2 | Trade Union Rights |
Unions permitted but strikes severely limited (cooling-off periods; binding arbitration)
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Full collective bargaining and strike rights
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| 3 | Disability Support |
Means-tested disability benefits after a medical assessment
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Comprehensive system: universal disability cover, employer quotas and supported employment
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| 4 | Social Housing |
Sell off the remaining state housing stock
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Large municipal housing programme; right-to-buy abolished
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Eviction Protection2
Trade Union Rights3
Disability Support4
Social HousingProposer
Party
Civic Platform
We plant the seeds of progress today so the harvest of tomorrow feeds every family and fuels every dream.
Core pillars
Julia Möller
Activist · Age 45
Once a reluctant corporate insider, Julia Möller abandoned privilege for politics after a crisis of conscience, becoming the party’s most electrifying orator and fiercest internal loyalist.
Timeline
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Draft7 September 2024
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Vote Open7 September 2024
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Vote Closed6 November 2024
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Did Not Become Law6 November 2024
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Bundesrat
FailedFor: 17 / 69 seats (24.6%)
Against: 20 · Abstained: 11 · Not voted: 21
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform Proposer | 5 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Union | 11 | No | I am afraid we cannot accept the attack on the free market and the expansion of the wealth fare state |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy | 9 | No | We cannot agree to this. |
| Rhineland Social Front | 12 | Yes | We support this law. |
| The Christian Democrats | 11 | Abstain | No reason given |
Bundestag
FailedFor: 183 / 650 seats (28.2%)
Against: 248 · Abstained: 131 · Not voted: 88
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform Proposer | 68 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Union | 139 | No | I am afraid we cannot accept the attack on the free market and the expansion of the wealth fare state |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy | 109 | No | We cannot agree to this. |
| Rhineland Social Front | 115 | Yes | We support this law. |
| The Christian Democrats | 131 | Abstain | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We support this law.”
“I am afraid we cannot accept the attack on the free market and the expansion of the wealth fare state”