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.
parliamentary election
The Bundestagswahl is the specific election of members of the German Bundestag. Parlamentswahl is the more general term for an election of a parliament and can therefore also refer to elections in other countries; in Germany, it often means the Bundestagswahl.
Bei der Bundestagswahl wählen die Bürger die Abgeordneten des Deutschen Bundestags.
In the Bundestag election, citizens elect the members of the German Bundestag.
Bei der Parlamentswahl wählen die Bürger des Landes die Abgeordneten ihres Parlaments.
In the parliamentary election, the country's citizens elect the members of their parliament.
