Seat (politics)
A seat is a seat within a parliament or committee held by a person ( mandate holder , delegate, etc.) who takes part in plenaries as well as votes and ggs. participates in the legislative process. In many parliaments the seats within a group or a fraction sorted , d. i.e., they sit together and form wings (e.g. left wing).
A distribution of seats in parliaments results from elections.
The seat is guaranteed until the end of a legislative period , unless the person resigns or dies.
Furthermore, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, every minister automatically has a seat in the cabinet of a government at the state or federal level.
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- ↑ The term “committee” does not only mean the parliamentary committee . For example, associations, unions and interest groups can form committees.