
I'm a simple emigrant and I do not have the right to vote in Germany
Even those who know absolutely nothing about Germany have heard of Angela Merkel at least once. Many think that she is the president of the country, but in fact, Merkel is the head of the federal government (the Bundestag) and has been for 16 years, I know, Russians aren't surprised by such tenures. This year she is no longer putting forward her candidacy, and that makes the elections, which will take place here on September 26, all the more heated. As a holder of a Blue Card/temporary residence permit, I do not have the right to vote in such elections, but I was interested to see what the different parties offer. This year, according to various sources, up to 53 parties are taking part in the race for seats in parliament! Even if I really wanted to, I don't know how much time I would have to spend studying their positions. For people like me, since 2002 an electronic decision-support system Wahl-o-Mat has been operating here: on the platform 38 theses, evaluated by representatives of 39 parties, are offered for evaluation to anyone. You can agree with a thesis, stay neutral, reject it, or simply skip it. At the end of the questionnaire, the system outputs a list of parties whose positions most closely match yours. Of course, there are many questions about this system, and I do not advise blindly attributing yourself to the party you got as a result, but overall β it's an interesting way to quickly get acquainted with the agenda. And would you like to have something like this in your country? #useful