The following sites provide information about results of elections to the national and state parliaments from 1990 to 2007.

    German Bundestag

    The Deputies are elected in general, direct, free, equal and secret elections. The Bundestag is elected for a four-year term. The active and passive voting age is 18 years. The electoral system in Germany is based on a "personalised proportionality rule with a five percent threshold".

    State Parliaments

    The Deputies to the State Parliaments are elected in general, direct, free, equal and secret elections. The electoral systems in the 16 states differ to some extent: the electoral period is either 4 or 5 years, the active voting age is 18, the passive voting age is either 18 or 21, and the voting system is either a pure proportionality rule or a personalized proportionality rule.


                                                                                                                                             

 

 

 

 


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