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Politics in Germany
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Federal Republic of Germany
• Population: 82 million
• Parliamentary republic
• Federal System
• Mixed member proportional electoral system
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A federal system
• Federal Republic of Germany– federal government (Bund)– 16 states (Lander)
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A federal system
• Federal Republic is divided into 16 states– 10 states (Lander) in the West– 6 states (Lander) in the East
• including Berlin
– differences in historical traditions, social structure, dialect, and economy
– state jurisdiction in education, culture, law enforcement, and regional planning
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A federal system
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A parliamentary system
• central institution of the federal government
• bicameral parliament – Bundestag (lower house)– Bundesrat (upper house)
• Chancellor– chief executive
• President (has a mostly ceremonial role)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
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A bicameral parliament
• Bundestag– primary legislative body– 669 deputies– directly elected
• Bundesrat– represent state governments at the federal
level– 69 members (3 - 6 per state)– appointed by state governments
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Electoral System
• Germany utilizes a system called Mixed Member Proportional. (Hybrid System)
• Half of the members are elected through FPTP and half through proportional representation where representatives are selected by party lists
• Germany uses the “5% rule” whereby a party must have at least 5% of the popular vote to have members selected by proportional representation