ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen

The Thuringian state parliament election on September 1, 2024 was a vote on the red-red-green minority government of the last election period. The voters' verdict was very clear, the governing parties suffered a dramatic defeat; the Greens even...

Why does the business community in Germany now see excessive bureaucracy as the biggest competitive disadvantage, even more so than the shortage of skilled workers and energy costs? Why are complaints from the public about incomprehensible and...

Local politicians act as key players in municipal self-governance, navigating the tension between rising expectations and limited room for maneuver while maintaining direct contact with citizens. Based on 38 interviews, this study examines how...

The recruitment of politicians is a central task of political parties in democracies. In order to understand who enters politics and how the political mandate is obtained, we must first ask under which criteria the parties nominate their potential...

On July 4, 2024, the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament adopted a law amending the municipal election act. By this law, the apportionment method of Sainte-Laguë (Webster's method) applied so far in North Rhine-Westphalia is replaced by a...