What's going on in Germany right now?

[YoMartin]

I don't read German or follow German politics too closely, so maybe I'm missing something....but why don't those maps have the FDP on them?

I was thinking the same thing. What has happened to the FDP?

Bc they haven´t won any district.

[YoMartin]

I don't read German or follow German politics too closely, so maybe I'm missing something....but why don't those maps have the FDP on them?

I was thinking the same thing. What has happened to the FDP?

Bc they haven´t won any district.

Really?  But they still get the full proportional representation in the legislature, right?

It seems like the district map doesn't really matter in Germany, since whatever district a party wins is just taken out of their proportional total (unless they are below the 5% line).

Or unless they get more districts that what belongs to them by PR, although this doesn´t happen so often. Still it´s important to win districts, to grow as a party or to strengthen in a certain region.

I´m a big fan of this system (I know others in this forum prefer FPTP), and the government in my country (argentina) is currently trying to adopt it here. It seems PPR is becoming more and more popular...

[YoMartin]

Or unless they get more districts that what belongs to them by PR, although this doesn´t happen so often.

Actually, it happens quite a lot, especially since 1990, that CDU, and SPD get more districts than their total of seats allocated in PR. The solution is to extend the number of seats in the Bundestag, socalled "Uberhangmandate" (overhang seats).

There is also a way to avoid the change in the number of seats (I honestly don´t remember how). It´s useful in cases where (e.g., bc the constitution doesn´t allow it) you can´t change the number of seats.

This system has it all...