German election system / Bundestagswahl easily explained (explainity® explainer video)

Every four years there is a ballot to decide on the seats in the Bundestag, the Members of Parliament, who represent the people in Germany. But how do the parliamentary elections actually work? explainity gives some answers in this short clip. Bundestagswahl = parliamentary elections personalisierte Verhältniswahl = personalised proportional representation Erst- und Zweitstimme - first and second vote Direktmandat - direct mandate Landesliste - state list Überhangmandate - overhang seats Ausgleichsmandate - levelling seats absolute Mehrheit - absolute majority Koalition - coalition Koalitionsvertrag - coalition agreement Demokratisches Recht - democratic right Wahlberechtigung - right to vote Parteilos - impartially Landtagswahl - state elections Script download: www.explainity.com/education-project/transskripte/ ------- This explainer video was produced by explainity GmbH Homepage: www.explainity.com E-Mail: [email protected] This explanatory film was produced and published for private, non-commercial use and may be used free of charge in this context for private purposes without consultation or written authorization. Please note, however, that neither the content nor the graphics of this explanatory film may be altered in any way. Please always give explainity as the source when using the film, and if you publish it on the internet, provide a reference to www.explainity.com. For commercial use or use for training purposes, such as projection of the film at training events (e.g. projection of the film as a teaching aid in school or in adult education), a licence is required. Further information on this subject will be found here: https://www.explainity.com/education-... If you are interested in an own explainity explainer video, visit our website www.explainity.com and contact us. We are looking forward to your inquiry.