This reform has remained so controversial that in a plebiscite in Schleswig Holstein in 1998, the vast majority of voters decided that the reform was not to be executed in the Federal State; however the Schleswig-Holstein parliament overruled this decision in 1999.
The reform was not to be executed in the Federal State. The vast majority of voters decided this. This was in a plebiscite in Schleswig Holstein in 1998. This reform has remained so controversial this. However the Schleswig-Holstein parliament overruled this decision in 1999.