Oh I see that CDU and CSU are listed as two different parties! (View Post)

Well, on the direct seats there is a very, very strong 2 party bias. It is just that not that many Germans bother to vote tactically for the constituency vote, on the basis that the two-vote system m… (View Post)

I don't think this is clear at all. The SPD has been in coalition with the CDU/CSU for 12 of the 16 Merkel years. If SPD and Union get over 50% of the seats there is a very good chance of another Gro… (View Post)

On topic: Some things worth knowing if you are going to bet on the German federal elections. The next chancellor could be different to the party with the most seats. The most likely scenarios are if … (View Post)

In the 50's, in the city where I live, the western half did not allow women to drive trams or busses. This caused a problem because the eastern half controlled all the trams and insisted that women a… (View Post)