Self-dissolution right
The self-dissolution right describes the right of a parliament to dissolve itself by its own resolution in order to then allow new elections.
This constitutional instrument for dissolving parliament is widespread in many states .
The Austrian National Council can dissolve itself at any time by means of a simple law. This has even been the rule since the beginning of the Second Republic : of the 25 legislative periods so far (as of 2018), only four have been completed in full (i.e. without the National Council's self-dissolution). In the First Republic, three of the four legislative periods were terminated prematurely, two of them through self-dissolution. The right to dissolve is anchored in Article 29 of the Federal Constitutional Law.
The German Basic Law does not provide for the right of self-dissolution for the German Bundestag . The creation of such a right has been the subject of political discussion in connection with new elections since 2005 . This topic was discussed as early as 1982 on the occasion of Helmut Kohl's vote of confidence ; also after Chancellor Gerhard Schröder announced the vote of confidence on May 2, 2005 and put it on July 1, 2005 .
For Germany see also: Deutscher Bundestag # principle of representation and self-dissolution
Individual evidence
- ^ The legislative periods of the National Council. In: parlament.gv.at. Retrieved September 10, 2018 .
