In
Bundestag elections, every person entitled to vote has two votes. The first vote
goes to the constituency candidate and the second vote to a party’s Land list. First and second
votes are not linked with each other. The voter decides whether he or she votes for the same party’s
constituency candidate and Land list.
If a voter casts first and second votes for the constituency candidate and Land list of
different parties, the vote is split.
There is only one vote to be cast in
European elections.
Last update: March 2008
