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Germany, Federal Elections Act (1993, last amended 3 June 2021), accessed 3 August 2021

Section 1. Composition of the German Bundestag and Principles of Franchise

(1) The German Bundestag shall, subject to variations resulting from this Act, consist of 598 members. They shall be elected in a general, direct, free, equal and secret ballot by the Germans eligible to vote, in accordance with the principles of proportional representation combined with uninominal voting.

(2) Of the members, 299*) shall be elected from nominations in the constituencies and the rest from Land nominations (Land lists).