February 22, 2025 3:55 PM

How do Germany’s federal elections work?

Germans go to the polls on Sunday in a snap election called after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. This is how Germany's election system works:   WHAT IS GERMANY'S HYBRID VOTING SYSTEM?   Germany's reformed voting system aims to blend British- or American-style single-member constituencies with the proportionality characteristic of most continental European countries.   Under the old system, proportionality was ensured by topping up parliament with extra sea...