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Free Voters Form Parliamentary Group in Rhineland-Palatinate
After internal disputes, four Free Voters members in Rhineland-Palatinate's state parliament formed a parliamentary group, gaining limited rights and funding.
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Germany
PoliticsGermany ParliamentDisputeFaction
Free VotersRhineland-Palatinate State ParliamentElders' Council
Helge SchwabPatrick KunzLisa-Marie JeckelStephan Wefelscheid
- What rights does the newly formed parliamentary group have?
- The parliamentary group will have limited rights, including the ability to send members to four committees with speaking and proposal rights, one member to the Elders' Council with speaking rights only, and the ability to submit two major inquiries and request four current debates per year.
- What events led to the dissolution of the Free Voters faction?
- The internal disputes within the Free Voters party led to two members leaving the original six-member faction, causing it to fall below the minimum number of five required for official faction status and the subsequent loss of several rights and funding.
- What were the consequences of the Free Voters faction's dissolution?
- Following the dissolution of their faction, the Free Voters members lost their voting rights and faced financial losses. The new parliamentary group will receive 40% of the base funding for a full faction, plus an opposition representative supplement, totaling around \u20ac42,000 monthly.
- How did Helge Schwab react to the formation of the parliamentary group?
- The former faction leader, Helge Schwab, expressed relief that the difficult situation following the faction's dissolution had ended with the formation of the parliamentary group and the recognition of the group by the state parliament.
- What happened to the Free Voters faction in Rhineland-Palatinate's state parliament?
- Four Free Voters members in Rhineland-Palatinate's state parliament have formed a parliamentary group after their original faction dissolved due to internal disputes and falling below the required member count. This is the first time such a group has existed in the state parliament.