Abstract
Abstract In July 2024, Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the new electoral law, reformed in 2023, is by and large in line with the Constitution. The Court also mandated some adjustments. This came after a decades-long search for electoral reform in a highly contested political process. The history of Germany's electoral law since 1949 shows that conflicts between the parties have been present from the outset, even though the law has been seen as a good combination of different electoral systems. The detailed description of the new electoral law in this article provides the basis for a discussion showing that the new law does not fundamentally alter the logic of representation in Germany and that conflicts in the process may have adverse effects on political trust.
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