What is the “5%-Hürde” in Germany?
Einbürgerungstest, question 123 German original
Was ist in Deutschland die "5%-Hürde"?
- Abstimmungsregelung im Bundestag für kleine Parteien voting rule in the Bundestag (Federal Parliament) for small parties
- Anwesenheitskontrolle im Bundestag für Abstimmungen attendance check in the Bundestag for votes
- Mindestanteil an Wählerstimmen, um ins Parlament zu kommen minimum share of the votes needed to get into parliament
- Anwesenheitskontrolle im Bundesrat für Abstimmungen attendance check in the Bundesrat (Federal Council) for votes
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Correct answer: Mindestanteil an Wählerstimmen, um ins Parlament zu kommen minimum share of the votes needed to get into parliament
Why?
The 5%-Hürde is the 5 per cent threshold: the minimum share of the votes a party needs to get into parliament. In elections to the Bundestag (Federal Parliament), that means 5 per cent of the second votes.
Key term: 5%-Hürde = 5 per cent threshold