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Living in Germany: Elections & Voting

This is a consequential election not just because Germany will pick their new chancellor, but lot of really hot topics like Climate Change, putting speed limits on the autobahns, tax on wealth have all bubbled up to political mainstream

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I’ve moved to Germany in 2012, and Angela Merkel has been in power for 16 years, meaning I don’t remember Germany before Merkel. Since she decided to not run for a fifth term, today Germany head to the polls to choose her successor.

This is a consequential election not just because Germany will pick their new chancellor, but also because a lot of really hot topics like Climate Change, putting speed limits on the autobahns, and tax on wealth have bubbled up to political mainstream.

That said, the parliamentary system in Germany is not as simple: DW’s Rachel Stewart finds out more about how federal elections in Germany actually work. Who can vote? How are parliamentary seats shared out? And what do German people think about coalition governments?

Elections & voting in Germany

Meet the Germans uncovers the quirks and idiosyncrasies of the German culture. Through videos with presenter Rachel Stewart and other online content DW brings you insider tips and a light-hearted but informative look at life in Germany

By Itamar Medeiros

Originally from Brazil, Itamar Medeiros currently lives in Germany, where he works as VP of Design Strategy at SAP, where he leads the design vision for the entire Human Capital Management product line, ensuring cohesive product narratives and establishing best practices.

Working in the Information Technology industry since 1998, Itamar has helped truly global companies in multiple continents create great user experience through advocating Design and Innovation principles. Itamar has also served as a juror for prestigious design competitions and lectured on design topics at universities worldwide.

During his 7 years in China, he promoted the User Experience Design discipline as User Experience Manager at Autodesk and Local Coordinator of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) in Shanghai.

Itamar holds a MA in Design Practice from Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK), for which he received a Distinction Award for his thesis Creating Innovative Design Software Solutions within Collaborative/Distributed Design Environments.

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