2013 Elections in Germany

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46-46!!!

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Wann kann wir die ersten Wahlkreisergebnisse sehen?

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Wann kann wir die ersten Wahlkreisergebnisse sehen?

Sobald sie ausgezählt sind.

stimmt

aber hast du keine idee?

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CDU GAIN Delmenhorst!

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The CDU seems to be winning more wahlkreise than election.de had predicted...

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This is actually pretty much the first election (even though it's still 5 months away) in which I've been genuinely undecided. Odd feeling.

In which Wahlkreis are you voting? Have you always voted SPD?

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Odenwald:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundestagswahlkreis_Odenwald

Since 2008, I've voted CDU in elections at most levels (except for 1 or 2 defections to the FDP in my...stupid...teenage years.)

I think I've honestly turned into a social democrat, more or less, but I still believe in Merkel's competence and...with some reservations...tend to value her overall leadership at EU level. But ideological considerations, and the feeling that black-yellow doesn't stand for anything, are leading to me considering going Green. Problem is I really don't think Steinbrück would be any good.

Glad there's still 5 months to go...

Were you planning to vote CDU for the first vote, and then Grün for the second vote?

I'm sadly 4 months too young to vote in this election, but as a UK resident I guess I would have to cast a vote at the German embassy rather than voting in my home wahlkreis of Hamburg-Nord.

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Odenwald:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundestagswahlkreis_Odenwald

Since 2008, I've voted CDU in elections at most levels (except for 1 or 2 defections to the FDP in my...stupid...teenage years.)

I think I've honestly turned into a social democrat, more or less, but I still believe in Merkel's competence and...with some reservations...tend to value her overall leadership at EU level. But ideological considerations, and the feeling that black-yellow doesn't stand for anything, are leading to me considering going Green. Problem is I really don't think Steinbrück would be any good.

Glad there's still 5 months to go...

Were you planning to vote CDU for the first vote, and then Grün for the second vote?

I'm sadly 4 months too young to vote in this election, but as a UK resident I guess I would have to cast a vote at the German embassy rather than voting in my home wahlkreis of Hamburg-Nord.

Are you a German citizen ? Besides the fact that you would be too young in this election, you cannot vote anyway if you are not a German citizen, but a UK one.

If you are a German citizen living in the UK and old enough to vote, you can usually request an absentee ballot that is sent to you to the UK and then you can send it back or return it to the German embassy in the UK where it is usually counted too.

Did you really think I was that stupid? Of course I'm a German citizen. I'm just unfamiliar with absentee ballot processes for German elections.

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If I was 18 four months earlier I would give CDU my first vote and I'm undecided on the second vote.

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I'm interested to see what will happen in Hamburg; will the SPD manage to rebound in Hamburg-Eimsbuettel and Hamburg-Wandsbek after that disaster (especially in Eimsbuettel) in 2009? The SPD is polling very well at the moment in Hamburg state polls, but I wonder if that will translate into an SPD recovery at the Federal election. I think the CDU should be able to hold onto Hamburg-Nord.

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Schade Steinbrück alles ist vorbei...alles ist vorbei...alles ist vorbei.

don't tell him that or he might resign! We need him for a CDU victory

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Emnid, 28.04.2013, Federal Election:

CDU/CSU: 40%
SPD: 27%
Grüne: 14%
Linke: 7%

FDP: 4%
Piraten: 3%
AfD: 2%

That's a really good poll for the left?

No, not at all (thankfully).

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Does the website show past results for each place in order to compare? If not where can we see full results for the previous election?

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What kind of place is Lentföhrden?

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"Bist wo an'grennt, oida ?"

That sounds soooo Austrian

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Why is Die Linke also so strong in East Frisia?

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Having been in Hamburg this Summer until last week, I can say that AfD and FDP are winning the poster wars. There are AfD signs almost everywhere- Prof. Dr. Jörn Kruse certainly is ambitious to make himself known. At Isemarkt, a tomato farmer also handed me an AfD leaflet while complaining about the influence of large corporations.

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Gemütlich means "cosy".

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Do you not think I'm a German speaker
I think the author is insinuating that Germany is in a comfortable era, or any equivalent synonym for comfortable.

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If those children were Turkish they'd probably gain votes amirite?

Yes, although this would work better as a vote-gainer in Saxony. Probably depends on the dosage offered, too.

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Don't forget the newly developed Hafencity as a FDP stronghold in the centre of Hamburg.

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I've seen loads of those "Keep Calm and...." t-shirts in Germany. The underlying message is easily understood.

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Does anyone have the Hamburg results page? I can't find it for some reason.

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CDU gain Worms.

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CDU gain Hanover-Land I