Question 13 of 300Politics in a Democracy

In parliament, the term "opposition" stands for...

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the governing parties.
all MPs who do not belong to the governing party/parties.
the parliamentary group with the most MPs.
all parties that were able to reach the 5% threshold at the last election.

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Correct answer to question 13: all MPs who do not belong to the governing party/parties.

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The opposition consists of those MPs whose parties are not part of the government. Its core role is to scrutinise the government and offer political alternatives to it.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Im Parlament steht der Begriff „Opposition“ für…

die regierenden Parteien.
alle Abgeordneten, die nicht zu der Regierungspartei/den Regierungsparteien gehören.
die Fraktion mit den meisten Abgeordneten.
alle Parteien, die bei der letzten Wahl die 5%-Hürde erreichen konnten.

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