Wer misstraut wem? Die Entscheidung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts über die Vertrauensfrage des Bundeskanzlers und die Bundestagsauflösung 2005 – 2 BvE 4/05 und 7/05

The German Federal Constitutional Court confirmed the constitutionality of the vote of confidence and the dissolution of the Bundestag in 2005. This ruling is in line with the 1983 reasoning in respect to Helmut Kohl's vote of confidence. Although the 2005 ruling is more thoroughly argued than...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen 2006-03, Vol.37 (1), p.28-39
Main Author: Edinger, Florian
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
DOKUMENTATION UND KURZANALYSEN
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The German Federal Constitutional Court confirmed the constitutionality of the vote of confidence and the dissolution of the Bundestag in 2005. This ruling is in line with the 1983 reasoning in respect to Helmut Kohl's vote of confidence. Although the 2005 ruling is more thoroughly argued than its precedent, the decision remains questionable: It favors the political staging of the chancellor's loss of confidence between the Chancellor and his majority. Furthermore, it does not effectively examine the conditions it laid down itself. At least, the court leaves the possibility open to act itself should the dissolution of the Bundestag by using article 68 of the Basic Law only serve to bring about new elections at a date favorable for the chancellor but unfavorable for the opposition.
ISSN:0340-1758
1862-2534