Tag: Berlin elections
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Wahl-Kompass: Understanding Berlin Politics Takes More Than Speaking German
WHP: How did the idea for Wahl-Kompass come about? What motivated you to create the platform? Nina Harz: It happened rather spontaneously, shortly before Berlin’s September 2026 election. I wanted to understand the parties’ programs better, so I made a table for myself comparing the issues that matter to me. I shared it with my friends, and Masha (Maria Waldenberg, technical…
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You Cannot Be Both a Host and a Guest
“The major European states are now as multiethnic as the United States,” writes Niall Ferguson in his latest analysis of student demonstrations in Europe. “The foreign-born share of the American population is 16 percent, an all-time high. However, the figures for the UK, Spain, and Germany are even higher.” In Berlin, around one million people cannot vote in the city’s state…
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From Distrust to Dialogue: Why We Need to Meet
“Immigrants’ political trust starts high – and declines over time,” says the We-ID project, which we have covered in detail. Living in a better society, having a voice and being part of a democracy are among the most important factors people consider when choosing a new place to live. Before the rise of the AfD, Berlin and Germany seemed to offer…
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The Participation Paradox: Why Political Trust Doesn’t Always Translate Into Votes
Research published earlier this year by researchers at the University of St Andrews as part of the European We-ID project found a striking pattern: across Europe, immigrants tend to have greater trust in political institutions and higher levels of satisfaction with democracy than native-born populations. But the longer they and their families live in their new countries, the smaller that difference…
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Democracy at the Späti: What Berlin’s Symbolic Election Revealed
Ahead of Berlin’s September elections, Migrationsrat Berlin e.V. brought the ballot box to an unusual setting: the city’s Spätis. At 11 locations across Berlin, people were invited to take part in a symbolic election and discuss a question that affects a significant part of the city’s population: who gets to have a say in the political decisions that shape their everyday…
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The Berlin Election Is Over – The Work Begins
What do the Berlin election results tell us? Our TOP 3 takeaways 1. Housing won Housing is clearly the central issue in Berlin, as StimmlosTrend also showed. Die Linke won by putting housing at the top of its agenda. Many citizens now hope they can deliver. 2. Voting with gloves Many people vote against a party or candidate rather than for…
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