purple: German Elections 2017
photo by ajaegers (unsplash) I didn't plan on blogging about this at first and I hesitated in doing so as well. However, with the recent events I need to at least put this down. Just a heads up though: I refrained from sharing political views online because I have seen about how loud and stupid arguments can get. Yes, stupid. I'm all for freedom of speech but sometimes I just want to bang my head against the wall when reading discussions online. I won't be explaining too detailed how exactly the election works. I am no pro in political issues, and I probably don't understand everything either, but for foreigners a short recap: I am talking about the 'Bundestagswahl' which takes place once in four years. Germany elects a new parliament, consisting of different parties and, eventually, Germany has (might have) a new 'Bundeskanzler' (previously Angela Merkel). You have two votes: In your first, you can elect a candidate. Each party can field a candi
