ALBERTO HERNÁNDEZ
@albertohv_
Madrid
Updated on Saturday, 25September2021-00: 35
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This Sunday Germany goes to the polls to decide its next Parliament after 16 years of the Merkel era.
The country faces a change in which Christian Democrats and Social Democrats have options to lead the next government.
Of course, none of them have to do it alone, but will
have to close agreements with other formations
.
The
electoral procedure
, which in the German case is complex,
has a lot to do with this
. An entire engineering work that arouses the envy of many for its great balance. The system
hinders absolute majorities
by favoring colorful hemicycles, but just enough to
avoid an ungovernable mix
of acronyms. And, as if that were not enough, this is achieved while
reinforcing the direct relationship between the voter and the candidate
.
It is the squaring of the circle, something very difficult to find in the countries around us.
Majority
systems like the British
reward large parties for stable governments.
For their part,
proportional methods such as the Dutch
best represent the plurality of ideas, but "the process of forming a government is very complex. Negotiations can take months," says the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD).
Source:
Professors Manuel Vázquez Lapuente and Paz Jiménez Seral (Department of Mathematics of the University of Zaragoza);
'Grammar of electoral systems', by Dieter Nohlen;
bundeswahlleiter.de and own creation.
Methodology:
The data used correspond to the actual results of the 2017 elections to the Bundestag of the Laender of Hesse (Kartoffel), Saxony (Wurst) and Berlin (Brezel), which have been renamed to facilitate explanation.
The method approved in 2020 has not been used in the final allocation of seats.
Note:
This graphic is for informational purposes only.
The assessment of European electoral systems is a simplification made based on the interpretation of the journalist.
Infographic:
Alberto Hernández.
Art direction:
María González Manteca.
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