The constructive vote of no confidence is a variation on the motion of no confidence that allows a parliament to withdraw confidence from a head of government only if there is a positive majority for
Willy Brandt, 1971 in the German Bundestag
German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt was the first head of government to be overthrown by a constructive vote of no confidence.
Mariano Rajoy was the first prime minister in Spain's political history to be removed by a constructive vote of no confidence.
Helmut Kohl
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Helmut Josef Michael Kohl was a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998. He was leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 1973 to 1998 and oversaw the end of the Co
Constructive vote of no confidence
…for the 1972 West German federal election in November, which he won decisively. On 1 October 1982, Helmut Schmidt was voted out of office in favor of Helmut Kohl, marking the end of the SPD-FDP coalition. The vote was much easier than the 1972 one since it was clear that the FDP wanted to switch over to the CDU…
Kohl in 1996
Kohl as the CDU Rhineland-Palatinate state party chairman
Kohl in 1969
Kohl at the CDU national party convention in Hamburg, 1973