Changing Tides in European Election Law
<p>On 15 June, the Bundestag approved a minimum percentage threshold for elections to the European Parliament (EP). Shortly before the summer break, the Bundesrat (Federal Council) also agreed to the clause. German lawmakers already failed twice in this endeavour before the Federal Constitutio...
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| description | <p>On 15 June, the Bundestag approved a minimum percentage threshold for elections to the European Parliament (EP). Shortly before the summer break, the Bundesrat (Federal Council) also agreed to the clause. German lawmakers already failed twice in this endeavour before the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht, short BVerfG). This time, the German legislator can refer to a binding EU legal act backing its reform efforts. This means the electoral threshold must now be treated (also by the constitutional court) as determined by EU law – with all consequences. However, even a 2% hurdle is not 100% safe from the BVerfG.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e42883333274dab9a65d451cfe927412023-07-18T10:48:55ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442023-07-012366-7044Changing Tides in European Election LawJohanna MittropJonas Grundmann<p>On 15 June, the Bundestag approved a minimum percentage threshold for elections to the European Parliament (EP). Shortly before the summer break, the Bundesrat (Federal Council) also agreed to the clause. German lawmakers already failed twice in this endeavour before the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht, short BVerfG). This time, the German legislator can refer to a binding EU legal act backing its reform efforts. This means the electoral threshold must now be treated (also by the constitutional court) as determined by EU law – with all consequences. However, even a 2% hurdle is not 100% safe from the BVerfG.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/changing-tides-in-european-election-law/BVerfG, Electoral Law, Electoral threshold, European Elections, European Parliament, European Union, German Federal Constitutional Court |
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| title | Changing Tides in European Election Law |
| title_full | Changing Tides in European Election Law |
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| topic | BVerfG, Electoral Law, Electoral threshold, European Elections, European Parliament, European Union, German Federal Constitutional Court |
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