Mixed Member Proportional with Faithful Accounting

With present (2021) tally rules, the number of seats in Bundestag is highly volatile. In 2017 it got 709 seats, 111 them extra-ordinary. The rules may double influence a voter who splits ballot, contrary to goal equal influence; increased assembly size concomitant. paper explains when and how this happens. A ballot’s combination Erststimme Zweitstimme information now ignored; as if they were collected separate ballot boxes. Faithful accounting requires information, but there strong reason expect will reduce ordinary 598 stated Federal Elections Act. Tallying votes with CDU&CSU recognized coalition, reduces by 41 seats.