Germany votes

Blick in die Kuppel des Reichstagsgebäudes Foto: Arndt Oehmichen © Deutscher Bundestag

Germans went to the polls at the end of September to decide who will serve as legislators in the Bundestag. We summarize how users in social media commented on the vote on election night. Cultural creatives and civil society actors all over the world tell us what they wish for in the time after the election.
 

In the Street Campaigns
 Sunflowers, Ice Cream and Spies

No election campaign gets by without posters or info booths in pedestrian zones. In the street campaigns, parties and public are discussing, arguing, canvassing – all with the tremendous efforts of campaign volunteers. They spend their weekends at info booths, hand out flowers and put up posters. What drives them? A look behind the scenes of the street campaigns in Bavaria and Berlin.

My wish for Germany

What do people outside Germany wish the Bundesrepublik? In short clips, journalists, civil rights activists, experts on Germany and other engaged persons from seven countries express their often surprising opinions.

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Die Österreicherin Theresia Töglhofer ist Autorin und Expertin für internationale Beziehungen. Filmstill: Kirsten Weingarten

Germany, I wish you ...
Partnership instead of paternalism

Austrian Theresia Töglhofer is an author and expert on international relations. She wishes Germany partnership instead of paternalism.

Korrespondent der Tageszeitung De Telegraaf. Filmstill: Kirsten Weingarten

Germany, I wish you ...
Less Pegida clamour and more children

Rob Savelberg is a journalist and correspondent for the daily newspaper De Telegraaf. He wishes Germany less Pegida clamour and more children.

Oscar Coop-Phane © Goethe-Institut

Germany, I wish you ...
 A Strong Capital

French author Oscar Coop-Phane doesn’t just speak about Berlin in his books, he also lived there for some time. He wishes Germany a capital as he remembers it.

Germany, I wish you ...
Less Pegida clamour and more children

Rob Savelberg is a journalist and correspondent for the daily newspaper De Telegraaf. He wishes Germany less Pegida clamour and more children.

There are now more and more options for forming government coalitions in Germany Foto (Ausschnitt): © Andreas Gruhl – Fotolia.com

Coalition Governments in Germany
Sharing Power

Governments in Germany are almost always formed by party alliances. For decades there have been only very few variations of these coalitions. With this year's Bundestag election, however, the power games could well be more exciting than ever before.
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