Germany is the world's fourth and Europe's largest economy. Its leader, Angela Merkel, has been named the world's most powerful woman by Forbes magazine.
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The German parliament, the Bundestag, meets in the Reichstag in Berlin. |
Germany's voting system is complicated, to the point that not even most Germans completely understand it. But it is one of the fairest around. Here is a brief explanation:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-election-system-explained-a-923243.html
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