German Court to Scrutinize European Parliament Rules

Smaller parties in the European Parliament elections can end up with no seats despite winning a small slice of public support. But this could soon change. Complaints about the voting system were to be heard at Germany's highest court on the 3 May 2011 - and there are signs the judges may iron out some irregularities.

Germany: Federal Constitutional Court http://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/en/index.html

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