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Largest party by electoral district in the German federal election (infosec.pub)

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[–] takeheart@lemmy.world 81 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (12 children)

Please note that in Germany you get 2 votes in the federal election. 1st is for a candidate to directly represent your district, 2nd is for a party nation wide. The map only shows the election result for the 2nd vote.

Here's another map to show the party affiliation of winners of the 1st vote: 1000085819

Colors are the same, except blue. Blue represents CSU, essentially the Bavarian version of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union).

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 38 points 3 months ago (11 children)

For anyone interested in psephology or electoral systems, the system Germany uses is called Mixed-Member Proportional. It mixes the benefits of FPTP (having a local member who is your local area's most liked candidate) with proportional systems (having the overall Bundestag proportionally representing the will of the people).

[–] Axiochus@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

Thanks for the new word, I like it!

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