Bundestag election
Fewer women sit in the next Bundestag
The preliminary result of the federal election is. It is clear which parties move in. But how does the next Bundestag cut off for women’s quota and age?
The newly elected Bundestag is expected to have a lower quota for women than the previous one. With the redistribution of the mandates, there are 204 female MPs in the new Bundestag and thus 32.4 percent, as can be seen from evaluations by the federal election manager. Even in the previous legislative period, women in the Bundestag were significantly underrepresented with around 35 percent.
A total of 630 MPs move into the new Bundestag. In the past legislature there were 735, including 257 women and 478 men. The reason for the reduction of the Bundestag is a voting right reform.
AfD and Union particularly male -heavy
The gender difference with AfD and Union is particularly clear. Around 12 percent of parliamentarians are female at the AfD, including AfD boss Alice Weidel. In the Union, 23 percent of MPs are women.
With around 56 and 61 percent, more women are represented in the case of left and the Greens. At the SPD, the gender ratio is slightly in favor of men with around 42 to 58 percent.
Average parliamentarian is 47 years old
On average, the newly elected MPs are around 47 years old. The average age in the Bundestag remains at the level of 2021. The age group of 50 to 59-year-olds is most common with just under a third (30 percent). Around 28 percent are between 40 and 49 years. The age group of less than 30 year olds is the least represented and makes around 5 percent.
The youngest are the members of the left and Greens, each with an average of around 42 years. The AfD deputies are significantly older at the age of 51. SPD and Union each have an average of around 48 years.
230 politicians and thus around 37 percent move into the Bundestag for the first time. The other 400 were formerly already members of the German Bundestag.
dpa
Source: Stern
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