In Praise of the Five-Percent Hurdle

<p>The five percent hurdle is far from having lost its justification. It structures and channels the later parliamentary decision-making process. But that means that as a countermove the public discussion must be all the more free, open and varied in the pre-parliament space. The five-percent...

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Main Author: Christoph Schönberger
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Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
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Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/in-praise-of-the-five-percent-hurdle/
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description <p>The five percent hurdle is far from having lost its justification. It structures and channels the later parliamentary decision-making process. But that means that as a countermove the public discussion must be all the more free, open and varied in the pre-parliament space. The five-percent hurdle loses its democratic legitimacy if enjoined to also perform the role of thought-police of the public space. </p>
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