In its judgment pronounced today, the Second Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that under the present circumstances, the five per cent barrier clause in force at the 2009 election to the European Parliament (7th electoral term) violates the principles of equal suffrage and of equal opportunities of the political parties. It has therefore declared void the provision of § 2.7 of the European Elections Act (
Europawahlgesetz – EuWG), which is the basis of the barrier clause. In contrast, the Senate has not found proportional representation on the basis of “rigid” lists, which had been objected to by one of the complainants, unconstitutional.
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Quelle: Pressemitteilung des Bundesgerichtshofs vom 09.11.2011
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