#election germany

[al-my-ra]

Weidel so "Unsere Hand ist ausgestreckt."

Die ausgestreckte Hand:

[awesomephil89]

Und zack, der nächste Schlag in die Magengrube, die nächste Enttäuschung,

- „Man möchte brechen.“ (Severus Snape)

[moriquenda]

I am so angry! 

[al-my-ra]

Can't believe this is going to be Germanies chancellor...

[sillyname30]

We always hear a lot about the elections in the US – more than I want to know. I bet nobody in the US knows we have an election this month in Germany.

Here's how this works: First of all, we don't have to register. We get a letter a few weeks before the election with the date (always a Sunday), the location where to vote (in walking distance) and the time (8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.).

On the day of the election you need this letter and a passport to vote. I always sent the letter back to get my ballot and vote early via letter. This year for the first time ever I didn't wait for the letter. I did it online. They just needed my name, adress and date of birth.

I got my ballot today. We have two votes: one for a person who will represent us in parlament in case of a win and a second vote for a party.

I voted and I will put the letter in a mail-box tomorrow. (Normal mail-box, we don't have extra boxes for letters with ballots.)

We don't have one party or person who has all the power. It's likely that after the election three parties must find a way to work together and build a coalition. It makes it harder to get things done, but it's also harder to do crazy things.

(I'm not sure I always used the right words. Some things are hard to translate, but I think you can understand what I want to say.)

[concernedtl]

Election in Germany

Electing a party in Germany is as unsatisfying as eating in fast food restaurant. You have many options and some of them appeal to your taste, but in the end, you regret your decision.

[streetvoyeurs-blog]

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