Nevertheless, while there is no international standard for electoral thresholds, lowering the threshold offers the potential benefit of increasing political pluralism and aligning the mandates close to the voters’ will. This is particularly relevant due to the suppression of the Grundmandatsklausel.35 Lowering the threshold may also eliminate the negative consequences of the amendment for regionally strong political parties and thus contribute to achieving a broader political consensus that was lacking when the amendment was adopted.