2024-07-30 16:56:56
German electoral reforms aimed at limiting the size of parliament are in parts unconstitutional, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday. The reform, initiated by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left coalition, aims to limit the size of the Bundestag to a maximum of 630 seats. Germany's lower house of parliament is considered the world's largest freely elected legislature. The number of lawmakers elected to the Bundestag in 2021 was 736, due to a complex voting system which allows for