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Article 53: [Attendance of members of the Federal
Government]
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Legislative committees
The members of the Federal Government shall have the right, and on demand the
duty, to participate in meetings of the Bundesrat and of its committees. They shall
have the right to be heard at any time. The Bundesrat shall be kept informed by the
Federal Government with regard to the conduct of its affairs.

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Germany 1949 (rev. 2012)
IVa: The Joint Committee
Article 53a: [Composition - Rules of procedure]
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Legislative committees
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Joint meetings of legislative chambers
1.
The Joint Committee shall consist of Members of the Bundestag and members
of the Bundesrat; the Bundestag shall provide two thirds and the Bundesrat one
third of the committee members. The Bundestag shall designate Members in
proportion to the relative strength of the various parliamentary groups; they
may not be members of the Federal Government. Each Land shall be
represented by a Bundesrat member of its choice; these members shall not be
bound by instructions. The establishment of the Joint Committee and its
proceedings shall be regulated by rules of procedure to be adopted by the
Bundestag and requiring the consent of the Bundesrat.
2.
The Federal Government shall inform the Joint Committee about its plans for a
state of defence. The rights of the Bundestag and its committees under
paragraph (1) of Article 43 shall not be affected by the provisions of this
paragraph.
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Emergency provisions
V. The Federal President
Article 54: [Election - Term of office]
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Name/structure of executive(s)
1.
The Federal President shall be elected by the Federal Convention without
debate. Any German who is entitled to vote in Bundestag elections and has
attained the age of forty may be elected.
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Scheduling of elections
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Minimum age of head of state
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Head of state selection
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Eligibility for head of state
2.
The term of office of the Federal President shall be five years. Re-election for a
consecutive term shall be permitted only once.
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Head of state term length
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Head of state term limits
3.
The Federal Convention shall consist of the Members of the Bundestag and an
equal number of members elected by the parliaments of the Länder on the basis
of proportional representation.
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Scheduling of elections
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Head of state selection
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Subsidiary unit government
4.
The Federal Convention shall meet not later than thirty days before the term of
office of the Federal President expires or, in the case of premature termination,
not later than thirty days after that date. It shall be convened by the President of
the Bundestag.
5.
After the expiration of an electoral term, the period specified in the first
sentence of paragraph (4) of this Article shall begin when the Bundestag first
convenes.
6.
The person receiving the votes of a majority of the members of the Federal
Convention shall be elected. If after two ballots no candidate has obtained such
a majority, the person who receives the largest number of votes on the next
ballot shall be elected.