Two Minutes to Reply in the Bundestag

In a Bundestag debate, a member can ask for a Kurzintervention, a short intervention, after a speech. The rules of procedure limit it to two minutes. The speaker may then reply briefly once more. The rules name two purposes for which the president should grant it: to reject remarks made against one’s own person, and to correct one’s own remarks. Questions and remarks during a speech must be short and precise.

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