German federal elections
E276401
German federal elections are nationwide parliamentary elections in Germany that determine the composition of the Bundestag and ultimately the federal government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German federal elections canonical | 2 |
| German federal election | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ recurring event ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | federal ⓘ |
| ballotStructure | two votes per voter ⓘ |
| canBe | early election ⓘ |
| chancellorElectedBy | Bundestag ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| determines |
composition of the Bundestag
ⓘ
Federal Government of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of Germany
|
| earlyElectionTriggeredBy |
constructive vote of no confidence
ⓘ
dissolution of the Bundestag by the Federal President ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
| electorateIncludes |
German citizens residing in Germany
ⓘ
eligible German citizens living abroad ⓘ |
| elects |
members of the Bundestag
ⓘ
only the federal legislature ⓘ |
| excludes | state parliaments (Landtage) ⓘ |
| firstModernElectionYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| firstVoteFor | constituency candidate ⓘ |
| governedBy | Federal Returning Officer’s regulations ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis |
Federal Election Act of Germany (Bundeswahlgesetz)
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Election Act of Germany
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Basic Law
|
| headOfGovernmentSelected |
Chancellor of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Chancellor of Germany
|
| historicalPredecessor |
Reichstag elections in the German Empire
ⓘ
Reichstag elections in the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| includes |
first-past-the-post constituency vote
ⓘ
party list proportional vote ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainPartiesParticipating |
Alliance 90/The Greens
ⓘ
AfD ⓘ
surface form:
Alternative for Germany (AfD)
Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
Christian Social Union in Bavaria ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU)
Free Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Free Democratic Party (FDP)
Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
The Left (Germany) ⓘ
surface form:
The Left (Die Linke)
|
| minimumVotingAge | 18 years ⓘ |
| primaryDeterminantOfSeatShare | second vote results ⓘ |
| regularInterval | every 4 years ⓘ |
| regulates | distribution of Bundestag seats ⓘ |
| resultsIn | formation of coalition governments ⓘ |
| secondVoteFor | party list ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Federal Returning Office
ⓘ
Federal Returning Officer of Germany ⓘ |
| termLengthOfElectedBody | 4 years ⓘ |
| uses | party lists at state level ⓘ |
| votingSystemFeature |
5 percent electoral threshold
ⓘ
leveling seats ⓘ overhang seats ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bundestag electoral district
this entity surface form:
German federal election