I'm a simple emigrant, and today there are elections in Germany

As an immigrant, of course I don't vote, but I'm not used to living without a choice either. But all citizens over 18 can influence who will be in government. Federal elections are generally held every four years, but this year things didn't go to plan—the coalition collapsed ((here's more detail),) so we have early elections. On election day, each voter has two votes. The first vote he casts for a specific politician who will represent his constituency in the Bundestag. And the second – for the party he likes more overall. Then about half of the seats will be filled by those who won in their constituencies, and the remaining seats are allocated from party lists. The more votes a party gets, the more seats they will occupy, and thus the easier it will be for them to push through their proposals. But it can also happen that those on the party lists don't get enough seats. The math didn't add up, but... where? Let's look at examples. Example 1. Party XXX earned the right to 150 seats in the Bundestag, thanks to the second vote of voters. But 100 politicians from this party have already won in their constituencies. So by party lists only 50 seats remain to fill. Example 2. Now the opposite. Party XXX earned the right to 100 seats by party lists. However 150 politicians from this party have already advanced in their constituencies. What should we do? Correct – take chairs from the neighboring cabinet and expand the Bundestag! The party gets additional seats beyond the norm, and to avoid hurting other parties, their seats are also proportionally increased. And everyone is happy! Well, except for Lyuska, who pays out of her own pocket all these additional salaries, offices, and assistants. Therefore the number of seats in the Bundestag is not a fixed figure: usually there are 598 seats, but now there are 735, and they want to limit it to 630. Parties that don't reach 5% don't get seats in the Bundestag at all. Then the Bundestag elects a chancellor, meaning the people’s influence on who becomes chancellor is only indirect. The president nominates a candidate, usually someone from the party with the most seats, and the deputies vote. If the candidate receives an absolute majority of votes (50% + 1), they become chancellor; if not, the president again nominates a candidate and a second round begins. And so on, perhaps endlessly, until a chancellor is chosen. Tonight they'll announce the results – very interesting to see who will be chosen to steer Germany this time. Place your bets! Here's a picture to make it even easier to understand (sarcasm). #useful #Ordnung