representing a majority) are constructed. It is shown that the 2013 election winner, the union of two conservative parties CDU … alternative election procedure is proposed. For illustration, it is hypothetically applied to redistribute the Bundestag seats …

The outcomes of the 2013 German Bundestag (federal parliament) election are analyzed from the viewpoint of direct … (frequency in representing a majority) are constructed. It is shown that the 2013 election winner, the union of two conservative … democracies, an alternative election procedure is proposed. For illustration, it is hypothetically applied to redistribute the …

Do incumbents in an election have an advantage, and if so, are these advantages heterogeneous across parties or …

interested in: (1) Does the partisan identity of the mayor influence the voter's decision in the subsequent town council election … vote for the mayor on the result of the last council election? We rely on a regression discontinuity design focusing on … close election outcomes based on municipal level data for Germany. We find (1) that the party of the mayor can receive a …