However, he stressed that Germany’s federal structure prioritizes the autonomy of its states (“Bundesländer”) in determining election schedules “They alone can decide on the election dates and uniform dates cannot be prescribed” Heveling stated
Nouripour initially proposed the changes in an interview with “Bild”, suggesting that federal and local elections be held on the same day He further proposed that all state elections be held simultaneously halfway through the Bundestag’s term Extending the parliamentary term from four to five years, Nouripour argued, would provide more time for the implementation of political ideas
