Archive for October 2013

German Election: 5. The Mystery of the AfD

It is nothing new, to see the rise of some populist party right before an election, exploiting some anxiety in the population. With the AfD (Alternative for Germany) it is the easy to activate fear of economical decline, potentially caused by the economical solidarity within Europe. The set-up is simple, with an ever smiling economics […]

German Election: 4. How Swabia kills Party Leaders

Now its time to show some maps. I won’t go through the usual party maps, as you might have seen them over and over again in TV, newspapers and the web (in fact it is impressing, what you get online by now!). Instead, I want to look the two losers of the election: FDP and […]