Federal politicians, including Nouripour and CDU’s Carsten Linnemann, advocate for a unified election day for all state parliaments to enhance political accountability. However, this idea encounters substantial legal hurdles, as altering state election periods requires two-thirds majority approval in each state assembly, with additional public votes in some regions. Critics, such as Thüringen’s Minister President Mario Voigt, argue that this approach undermines the federal structure by transforming state elections into a referendum on federal governance, thus detracting from local issues and diminishing the autonomy of state governments.