Germany’s voting systemThe German federal governmentthree main parts: a) 1b)the executive branchc) 2The legislative branchtwo 3 : a)the Bundesratb)the Bundestag.The Bundestagbased in 4elected every four yearsThe 5 of seats up for election is 598Voting ProceduresSeats of the BundestagGermans cast two votes : a)one for a 6 from their own constituencyb) the other for a 7Political parties put together 8 .A party has to receive at least 5% of the second votes in a state to qualify for a seat.If Germans split their ballots, 9 seats make sure every directly-elected candidate gets a seat, while political parties are still 10 .The federal chancellorThe 11 Bundestag votes for the federal chancellor.The chancellor needs 12 the votes of to form a government. Sometimes the biggest party 13 other smaller political parties to get the votes they need.The chancellor chooses members of his or her 14 Chancellors serve four-year terms and don’t have 15 .