That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
@janis b
as a party did not add enough to get into the Bundestag. I am so tired, more important are the AfD votes. I fear a huge division among the Germans about them. I hate them with a passion. And I am completely done with election-watching. All I see is chaos.
I will emigrate to NZ ...
Are there still votes being tallied? Do you think Linke could add .1% more?
@mimi
worse than the Northern Hemisphere? (Larger water to land ratio?)
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as a party did not add enough to get into the Bundestag. I am so tired, more important are the AfD votes. I fear a huge division among the Germans about them. I hate them with a passion. And I am completely done with election-watching. All I see is chaos.
I will emigrate to NZ ...
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I've seen lots of changes. What doesn't change is people. Same old hairless apes.
@mimi
The 5% cutoff is suspended if at least three of a party’s candidates running in the individual districts win their districts.
Die Linke seems to have achieved this, so they’re in.
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as a party did not add enough to get into the Bundestag. I am so tired, more important are the AfD votes. I fear a huge division among the Germans about them. I hate them with a passion. And I am completely done with election-watching. All I see is chaos.
@lotlizard
"Grundmandatsklausel im Bundeswahlgeset".
Nach dieser Klausel erhalten Parteien, die mindestens drei Direktmandate gewinnen, so viele Sitze, wie es ihrem Zweitstimmenanteil entspricht - und dies eben auch, wenn sie unter fünf Prozent geblieben sind
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I was not able to explain this in English and have not enough knowledge about our complicated election laws altogether.
I would be happy if you could chime in and explain it.
How are you? I hope your healh status is improving.
All the best.
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The 5% cutoff is suspended if at least three of a party’s candidates running in the individual districts win their districts.
Die Linke seems to have achieved this, so they’re in.
You know that you'd be welcome. You would be an asset to NZ.
#9
as a party did not add enough to get into the Bundestag. I am so tired, more important are the AfD votes. I fear a huge division among the Germans about them. I hate them with a passion. And I am completely done with election-watching. All I see is chaos.
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Yanis Varoufakis on Angela Merkel
Yanis Varoufakis: Angela Merkel Was Bad for Europe and the World
The article is worth a read.
oh, oh ...
I have to go back and watch German TV's coverage of the election results. Sorry. Have a good Sunday all.
https://www.euronews.com/live
Thanks, mimi
now on to read and listen.
NYCVG
Hi mimi, thanks. Have a good sunday.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Goodbye, Mutti!
Iconic Moments of Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel
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Sputnik has selected the best photos of the outgoing chancellor, showing the most remarkable moments of Merkel's long and eventful political life.
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those are some amazing photos, actually
I LOL'd at #4 and #11.
Conspicuously missing, however, is The Classic....
In the Land of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is declared mentally ill for describing colors.
Yes Virginia, there is a Global Banking Conspiracy!
I hope we don't get a 'Vati' in the future
Would be nice if all would be quiet for a while.
https://www.euronews.com/live
Looks like Putin installed the Social Democrats
Will be interesting if Social Democrats ally with the Greens who seemed to be the most Russophobic party in election.
Looks like Putin installed the Social Democrats
Will be interesting if Social Democrats ally with the Greens who seemed to be the most Russophobic party in election.
Center-Left == neoliberals?
Like in the USA?
I've seen lots of changes. What doesn't change is people. Same old hairless apes.
more or less, depends on the personalities
not on the psrty, I would say.
https://www.euronews.com/live
Hi mimi
Are there still votes being tallied? Do you think Linke could add .1% more?
I think they have finished the count, die Linke
as a party did not add enough to get into the Bundestag. I am so tired, more important are the AfD votes. I fear a huge division among the Germans about them. I hate them with a passion. And I am completely done with election-watching. All I see is chaos.
I will emigrate to NZ ...
https://www.euronews.com/live
Global warming is hitting the Southern Hemisphere
worse than the Northern Hemisphere? (Larger water to land ratio?)
I've seen lots of changes. What doesn't change is people. Same old hairless apes.
Die Linke is in the new Bundestag even though it didn’t make 5%
The 5% cutoff is suspended if at least three of a party’s candidates running in the individual districts win their districts.
Die Linke seems to have achieved this, so they’re in.
yes, 39 are in the Bundestag due to the
"Grundmandatsklausel im Bundeswahlgeset".
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I was not able to explain this in English and have not enough knowledge about our complicated election laws altogether.
I would be happy if you could chime in and explain it.
How are you? I hope your healh status is improving.
All the best.
https://www.euronews.com/live
Thank you lotlizard
I had read about the policy that includes them in the Bundestag. It's not that different from how parliament works here.
Hi mimi
You know that you'd be welcome. You would be an asset to NZ.