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Section 1
 

Composition of the German Bundestag and Principles of Franchise


(1) The German Bundestag shall, subject to variations resulting from this Law, 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 repre-sentation 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).