The Grand Coalition in Germany struggled with achieving a substantial reform of the electoral law . The measures it has introduced will presumably fail to prevent an additional increase in the number of Bundestag members after the next election . It is highly probable that the forthcoming electoral commission will once again make suggestions for changing the system . The article discusses 12 topics that the commission should address: extending the legislative period and introducing a deadline for the investiture of the government - maintaining the original size of parliament, the proportional system and the mandates won in the electoral districts - codifying the central elements of electoral procedures in Germany’s Basic Law - reducing the number of electoral districts to 200 or 150 - increasing financial support for the constituency work of members of parliament - returning to the one vote‑system of 1949 - introducing a preferential vote - abolishing the basic mandate clause - abandoning the idea of a quota for female candidates - facilitating postal voting - lowering the voting age to 16 - setting up a citizens’ assembly to propose reform measures .
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