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Referendum to reduce the size of the state parliament rejected

The Ministry of the Interior does not want to allow the FDP's petition to reduce the size of the state parliament. The Liberals wanted to reduce the number of constituencies in the south-west by almost half. The ministry considers the proposal to be unconstitutional, as the Deutsche...

Ministry of the Interior - Referendum to reduce the size of the state parliament rejected

The Ministry of the Interior does not want to allow the FDP's petition to reduce the size of the state parliament. The Liberals wanted to reduce the number of constituencies in the south-west by almost half. The ministry considers the proposal to be unconstitutional, as the Deutsche Presse-Agentur learned on Monday. In their own words, the Liberals wanted to use the referendum to prevent the parliament from becoming bloated. The FDP parliamentary group had previously failed with a corresponding bill.

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Source: www.stern.de

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