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Federal Elections Act (Bundeswahlgesetz), English translation

Federal Returning Officer (Bundeswahlleiterin), Germany · 2024

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Type: Law
Accessed: 2026-09-01

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EstablishedGermany's 2023 electoral reform limited the Bundestag to 630 seats and made constituency wins count only if covered by the party's second votes. The Federal Constitutional Court upheld that on 30 July 2024 but found the 5% threshold, as written, unconstitutional.