DoubleCarpet

Not really, as SPD + Green + Linke was a majority, no other parties won seats. (View Post)

Hof in Bavaria first result in, CSU holds both 1st & 2nd vote results but AfD significantly up. (View Post)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoS6ifYUFeA Leader debate with English voiceover (View Post)

Except that Germany has already had three CDU/CSU + SDP govts this century and the UK has had 0 Con/Lab govts since WW2. (View Post)

System was designed by the Allies post WW2 IIRC? 5% threshold put in place to try & avoid the party fragmentation of the Weimar republic. Even Israel has a 3.25% threshold I think - many PR count… (View Post)