Talk:Constructive vote of no confidence

Now that Israel cancelled the direct prime-ministerial elections and returned to it's old system (in 2001), the vote of no confidence was changed to be constructive. The Knesset, in order to dissolve the government, must now offer an alternative government. I believe this change should be added to this article, as well as Constructive Votes of No Confidence in other countries besides Germany (if such exist). If there are no objections or alternative suggstions, I'll add this info myself in a few days.

Government of Wales Act 2006 s 47(2)(b)&(3) also stipulated a similar requirement. I think this should also be added to the article.

No Constructive vote of no confidence in 2005

It is not right that there was a constructive vote of no confidence in 2005. It was a vote of confidence (Vertrauensfrage) because there was no other contestant the deputies could vote. Furthermore, after a constructive vote of no confidence, the president must not dissolve the Bundestag. A dissolving can just happen if the chancellor asks the president to do so after a lost Vertrauensfrage.

Articles 67 and 68 in the German Grundgesetz

Motion of confidence versus motion of no confidence

It seems that this article mixes up two things: "Vertrauensfrage" and "konstuktives Misstrauensvotum". Although there are similarities, it is not the same! E.g. a motion of confidence ("Vertrauensfrage") can also be used by the chancellor to force a legislation which is somehow unpopular among his supporters. In this case the motion of confidence is tied to e.g. a certain law the chancellor wants to be enacted. Then his supporters only have the choice to either enact the law or dismiss the chancellor - something they usually do not want. This was also used by Gerhard Schröder a few years before his intentionally lost motion of confidence.