German Presidential Election 2017

[Forty Two]

Nine a great explanation of the German system. Much more complicated than ours but still very democratic something 42 will never understand.

Of course it's democratic. But, obviously, it's not a pure democracy, which is just fine. It's a system which takes into account a variety of stakeholders and policy judgments.

We just have one vote. You can place it on a party or give preference to someone on the list. A simple percentage then determines the number of seats. What could be more simpler and transparent.

It's just fine. Only, you don't vote for who becomes Prime Minister. Your head of government is chosen by the Parliament, which would be like the US choosing its head of government by vote of Congress. A fine system, of course. But, an electoral college which votes based on the will expressed by various states is somewhat more democratic in that respect.

[Tyrannical]

Any Austrian artists rejected from French art schools in the running? Preferably with some military experience.

[NineBerry]

French art schools? Vienna was never French...

Racists today don't even know their Führer's biography

[Svartalf]

Actually, there is a French city called Vienna, but it's not famous for any art schools

[NineBerry]

Presidential election today. Result should be in within the hour. It will be Steinmeier.

[Scot Dutchy]

What size of turnout do you get Nine is the presidential elections?

[NineBerry]

What size of turnout do you get Nine is the presidential elections?

None. The position is elected by the Bundesversammlung, a group made of the members of federal parliament and an equal number of VIPs elected by the members of state parliaments.

[NineBerry]

[pErvinalia]

Is there a Trump candidate?

[Scot Dutchy]

Nah! The German president is a pure figurehead.

[NineBerry]

Is there a Trump candidate?

Not really. Steinmeier is a social democrat politician, former secretary of state, was supported by most of the major parties. Conservatives, Social Democrats, Liberals and Greens. He got more than 900 votes.

Butterwege got more than 100 votes. He was the candidate of the far-left party. He's a political scientist, former professor at a university specialising in social systems.

Glaser, candidate of the far-right AfD got about 40 votes. Former politician of the conservative party who had switched to the AfD. Caused big financial losses for the city of Frankfurt when he was responsible for its finances by illegally putting money of the city into the stock market.

Alexander Hold got 25 votes. Candidate of a regional Bavarian conservative-liberal party. He's a former tv judge.

Engelbert Sonneborn, candidate of the satire party "Die Partei" and of the Pirate Party, father of the satirist and member of European parliament Martin Sonneborn, got 10 votes.

[Svartalf]

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Is that Nina Hagen?

[NineBerry]

No, that's Olivia Jones alias Oliver Knöbel.

[Svartalf]

never heard of that person, thiough it certainly has chutzpah

[JimC]

never heard of that person, thiough it certainly has chutzpah

xe has chutzpah...