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Electoral systems veer between constitutional demands and political desires on the one hand side, and procedural rules and practical manageability on the other. The diverse requirements are exemplified by the 2009 election of the German Bundestag and its underlying Federal Election Law.
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Pukelsheim, F. (2014). Imposing Constitutionality: The 2009 Bundestag Election. In: Proportional Representation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03856-8_2
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