If LGBTQ voters had decided Germany’s election, the Greens would be in charge Niklas Ferch, Michael Hunklinger, and Dorothée de Nève - October 11, 2021 Self-identified LGBTQ voters are disappointed that the major parties keep dragging their feet on the community’s rights
Angela Merkel’s bloc lost ground in Sunday’s election. So who won? Thorsten Faas, Marc Debus, and Julius Lagodny - September 28, 2021 Here’s what 30 years of data on government formation in Germany tell us
Four things to watch in Germany’s state elections on Sunday Manès Weisskircher - March 13, 2021 The winners and losers could give clues about what’s ahead in September’s general election
Which kinds of democracies respond more effectively to a pandemic? Joel Selway - May 19, 2020 When citizens vote for parties rather than individuals, countries gain better health systems
Across Europe, coalition governments are hurting political parties that join them Jae-Jae Spoon and Heike Klüver - July 23, 2019 We looked at 219 elections in 28 European countries.
Bavaria’s Christian Social Union party’s campaign strategy flopped. Here’s what this means for Germany — and Europe. Dan Hough - October 15, 2018 On Sunday, about 9.5 million voters in southern Germany went
In Germany, Merkel’s center-right party may be trying to form a government with the center-left. That could be a problem. Stephen Silvia - December 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66975" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly
Germany wants to scrap the 8-hour workday: Here’s what you should know Ashley Nunes - November 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66606" align="aligncenter" width="960"] German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a
Is Merkel on her way out? Yes, but not quite yet. Dan Hough - November 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65302" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Workers remove an election poster of
Germany’s economy is too strong. What will the new government do? von Daniels - October 24, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65302" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Workers remove an election poster featuring
Party members in Europe may not actually vote for their candidates. Here’s what’s going on. Jonathan Polk and Ann-Kristin Kölln - October 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64761" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Workers remove an election poster of
Building a new German coalition government won’t be easy — here’s why Dan Hough - September 25, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64003" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Angela Merkel won a fourth term as
Behind the ‘boring’ German election are four deeply disturbing trends Sheri Berman - September 25, 2017 The consensus throughout the German election campaign was that this
New German election forecast: Merkel’s party will win but lose seats Thomas Gschwend, Simon Munzert, Sebastian Sternberg, Lukas Stoetzer, and Marcel Neunhoeffer - September 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63891" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A supporter of German Chancellor Angela
Germany goes to the polls Sunday. Here’s what to expect. Philipp Adorf - September 22, 2017 Germans are heading to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary
Merkel opposed marriage equality — until now. What happened? Phillip Ayoub - June 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60491" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Brandenburg Gate is seen with
Has Germany reached a turning point? Whither the SPD and the arrival of political euroskepticism Joshua Tucker - September 27, 2013 [caption id="attachment_480" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] (Michael Sohn/Associated Press)[/caption] Continuing our
German Post-Election Analysis: Merkel Wins! Sort of… Joshua Tucker - September 26, 2013 One of our regular features here at The Monkey Cage
Background Information on German Elections Joshua Tucker - September 23, 2013 As we wait for the results of the German elections,
The Guttenberg elegies Henry Farrell - May 19, 2011 "Der Spiegel":http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,762116,00.html has an interesting article on how the "von
Irish politics: a pre-election primer Henry Farrell - January 24, 2011 It appears that the Irish election will take place on
The Other Big Recent Election Result: 2010 North Rhine Westphalia Election in Germany Joshua Tucker - May 10, 2010 We are pleased to welcome back Benjamin Preisler with a
2009 German Parliamentary Elections: Post-Election Analysis Joshua Tucker - September 29, 2009 As part of our continuing series of "international election analysis":https://themonkeycage.org/2009/09/election_reports_and_political.html
Pre-Election Analysis: 2009 German Parliamentary Elections Joshua Tucker - September 25, 2009 In our "continuing series":https://themonkeycage.org/2009/09/election_reports_and_political.html of election analysis from political scientists,