German election results can be found here. If its economic and demographic situations weren't evidence enough, yesterday's election is further evidence that Germany is bound and determined to throw itself off a cliff.
I have to say, this situation shows the superiority of the American electoral system on a couple of fronts. First of all, the fact that all of our Congressional elections are local means that in order for a party to win any seats, it has to acutally win an election, not just show up in the polls. This allows Congress to be governed by straight majorities as opposed to having to rely on unstable coalition governments. Secondly, the fact that the president wields most executive power, as opposed to a chancellor/prime minister, inconclusive legislative election results do not cripple the ability of the executive branch to function.
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