Article 67 of the Basic Law
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Article 67 of the Basic Law is the provision in Germany’s constitution that regulates the constructive vote of no confidence, allowing the Bundestag to remove a Federal Chancellor only by simultaneously electing a successor.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the German Basic Law
ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ |
| aimsToAvoid | frequent government collapses ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Bundestag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Chancellor of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Bundestag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Chancellor of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal President of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 23 May 1949 ⓘ |
| conditionForRemoval | Bundestag elects a new Federal Chancellor with the votes of the majority of its members ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrincipleExpressed | requirement of a constructive parliamentary majority for government change ⓘ |
| constitutionalRank | supreme federal law ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | simple vote of no confidence ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesProcedureFor | removal of the Federal Chancellor by the Bundestag ⓘ |
| doesNotProvideFor | removal of individual federal ministers ⓘ |
| effectOfSuccessfulVote |
Federal President must appoint the person elected as Federal Chancellor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
incumbent Federal Chancellor is removed from office ⓘ |
| governs | change of Federal Chancellor initiated by the Bundestag majority ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Weimar Republic’s experience of government instability ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Federal Constitutional Court of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1949 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalSystem | German constitutional law ⓘ |
| limits | ability of the Bundestag to topple a government without an alternative majority ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | Section on the Federal Government in the Basic Law ⓘ |
| mechanism | constructive vote of no confidence ⓘ |
| partOf | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precondition | existence of a sitting Federal Chancellor ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure existence of a viable parliamentary majority for any change of government
ⓘ
ensure governmental stability ⓘ prevent purely destructive votes of no confidence ⓘ strengthen the position of the Federal Chancellor ⓘ |
| regulates | constructive vote of no confidence ⓘ |
| reinforces | principle of parliamentary democracy in Germany ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 63 of the Basic Law
ⓘ
Article 68 of the Basic Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
formal motion of no confidence in the Federal Chancellor
ⓘ
majority of the members of the Bundestag ⓘ proposal of a candidate for Federal Chancellor by the Bundestag majority ⓘ secret ballot in the Bundestag according to parliamentary rules ⓘ simultaneous election of a successor to remove the Federal Chancellor ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
parliamentary control of the Federal Chancellor
ⓘ
relationship between Bundestag and Federal Government ⓘ |
| typeOfMajority | Chancellor’s majority ⓘ |
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