While Germany is mentioned in the article, they don't mention the best features of the German system: two choices -- one for the candidate who will represent your district, one for the party you prefer. So you get someone who truly represents the district, and you also guarantee that the party that wins the most votes gets the most seats.
Overhang seats. The size of the German parliament is variable to make everything come out right. If some party wins more first-past-the-post seats than their share of the second (party) vote entitles them to, extra seats are created to give the other parties more until things balance.
