German Gov: Parties Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Fri, 12 Jun 2020 21:34:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 How German voting works https://daniellazar.com/2013/09/22/how-german-voting-works/ Sun, 22 Sep 2013 05:32:11 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4702 Germany’s voting system is so confusing that Germans get confused by it. Basically, everyone gets two votes. According to some opinion polls, most Germans still believe that their “First” vote is more important than their “Second”. But it isn’t. Half of the Bundestag, Germany’s lower house of parliament, is directly elected from one of Germany’s … Continue reading How German voting works →

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]]> Merkel counts her blessings https://daniellazar.com/2008/12/30/merkel-counts-her-blessings/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:21:31 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=1278 TO CALL her embattled would be to exaggerate. But Angela Merkel is undeniably under pressure. In the face of wobbly banks and a swooning economy, Germany’s chancellor has been found wanting. Other European leaders fume that she has done too little to boost the continent’s biggest economy. Business is baying for action. Much of her … Continue reading Merkel counts her blessings →

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]]> Coalition Troubles https://daniellazar.com/2008/08/03/coalition-troubles/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:46:52 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/2008/08/03/coalition-troubles/ A Coalition of the Unwilling Cracks Appear in Germany’s Grand Coalition Grand Coalition in a Bind The Coalition is Incapable of Reforms

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]]> The Right https://daniellazar.com/2008/08/03/the-right/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:44:37 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/2008/08/03/the-right/ A Wake Up Call from the Far Right CDU Puts a New Twist on Conservative Politics

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]]> Struggling SPD https://daniellazar.com/2008/08/03/struggling-spd/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:41:47 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/2008/08/03/fledgling-spd/ The Worst Possible Thing for the SPD Does the SPD Still Matter? SPD Seeking Leadership Obituary for the SPD

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