Bundestag election
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Bundestag election
The election in Germany in which citizens elect the members of the Bundestag, the German parliament. It usually takes place every four years.
Bei der letzten Bundestagswahl war die Wahlbeteiligung besonders hoch.
Voter turnout was especially high in the last Bundestag election.
The word is composed of 'Bundestag' and 'Wahl' (election). The 'Bundestag' is the German parliament (formed from 'Bund' for federation and 'Tag' for assembly). 'Wahl' means 'election'. So it is literally the 'Bundestags-Wahl' (Bundestag election).
Die Wahl zum Bundestag ist ein wichtiges politisches Ereignis.
The election to the Bundestag is an important political event.
Common phrases are: 'an der Bundestagswahl teilnehmen' (to take part in the Bundestag election), 'bei der Bundestagswahl seine Stimme abgeben' (to cast one's vote in the Bundestag election), or 'die Bundestagswahl findet statt' (the Bundestag election takes place).
Alle wahlberechtigten Bürger können an der Bundestagswahl teilnehmen.
All citizens eligible to vote can take part in the Bundestag election.
The Bundestag election is the most important election at the national level in Germany. It determines the composition of parliament and therefore indirectly who becomes Federal Chancellor.
Das Ergebnis der Bundestagswahl hat große Auswirkungen auf die Politik der nächsten Jahre.
The result of the Bundestag election has a major impact on politics in the coming years.
state parliament election
'die Bundestagswahl' and 'die Landtagswahl' are both political elections, but they concern different levels. In a Bundestag election, citizens in Germany elect the Bundestag, the parliament for all of Germany. In a state parliament election, people elect the parliament of a federal state. The words are easy to confuse because both have to do with parliaments and parties. Remember: 'Bund' means all of Germany; 'Land' here means federal state.
Bei der Bundestagswahl entscheidet sich, welche Parteien im deutschen Parlament sitzen.
In the Bundestag election, it is decided which parties will sit in the German parliament.
In Bayern haben viele Menschen am Sonntag bei der Landtagswahl abgestimmt.
In Bavaria, many people voted in the state parliament election on Sunday.