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Schäuble fears that the Bundestag will be able to act
Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble (77, CDU) fears that the Corona crisis could endanger Parliament’s ability to act.
“We have never had anything like this in our lifetime,” the CDU politician told the Süddeutsche Zeitung. “We have to do everything we can not to override parliamentary democracy.”
That is why “all considerations for remedial action are now welcome, just not considering them would be wrong,” said Schäuble, who wrote a letter to all the group leaders to talk about possible ways out. The President of the Bundestag mentions two options: virtual meetings of the Bundestag and the formation of a small emergency parliament.
At the most recent session of the Bundestag, a quarter of the members were missing due to the Corona crisis. As an immediate measure, the quorum for the quorum of the parliament was reduced from 50 to 25 percent of the deputies. However, he “heard that there are definitely doubts whether this measure is sufficient,” said Schäuble.
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