He emphasized that such questions are matters for debate and decision within the parliament itself and indicated he would refrain from commenting on the proposal in his capacity as government spokesperson
Nouripour has suggested consolidating federal, state and local elections onto two dates, coupled with a five-year legislative period for all levels of government He argued that the current, close proximity of election campaigns in Germany leaves both politicians and party headquarters “completely breathless” as reported in “Bild” His proposal envisions the simultaneous holding of federal and local elections, followed by all state elections halfway through the federal legislative term This would entail extending the federal legislative period from four to five years
