Federalism
Två tredjedelar av tyskarna avvisar sammanslagning av förbundsländer
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En Forsa-undersökning på uppdrag av Stern visar att 64 procent av tyskarna är emot omorganisation av de 16 förbundsländerna. Bayerns ministerpresident Markus Söder föreslog förra veckan att slå samman mindre förbundsländer och menade att de knappt är livskraftiga och är beroende av ekonomiskt stöd från större som Bayern.
As the special parliamentary session began, opposition parties in Lok Sabha fiercely protested three bills to implement one-third women's reservation via delimitation on Thursday. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, Delimitation Bill, 2026, and Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah assured southern states' seats would increase proportionally without reducing their share.
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The government will likely introduce a 'schedule' in Parliament on Thursday specifying Lok Sabha seats for each state, maintaining their current percentage shares. This accompanies three bills cleared last week for women's reservation and delimitation based on the 2011 Census. Lok Sabha seats for all states will rise by 50% to a total of 850.
The Telangana legislative assembly unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the central government's Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Grameen) Act-2025, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, citing threats to rural employment security and federalism principles.
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The Nigerian government has approved the creation of an additional state in the southeast region, a move hailed by Senator Osita Izunaso as a step toward equity and justice among geopolitical zones. This development addresses long-standing calls for balanced representation across Nigeria's regions. Izunaso emphasized that it marks a significant embrace of fairness in federal structure.