Wahlkreisbüro
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The Wahlkreisbüro (English: constituency office) is an office in Germany that is set up and maintained by a Member of Parliament in their respective constituency in order to communicate directly with their constituents.[1]
Constituency offices have repeatedly been subject to attacks by political opponents.
Members of the German Bundestag receive a monthly flat rate according to Section 12 Paragraph 2 Sentence 1 No. 1 AbgG to maintain the constituency office.
Neither the Basic Law nor any other laws oblige members of parliament to maintain such a constituency office. However, members of parliament hope that this proximity to the public will provide them with more information for their work in the Bundestag and improve their chances of re-election. Therefore, direct candidates often have constituency offices. Constituency offices are often located in or near political party offices.
If a member of parliament sets up a constituency office, its documents are protected in the same way as in the member's office (Abgeordnetenbüro) in the German Bundestag.
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