Political and Party System of Germany after Elections to the Bundestag (2014-2015) by E. P. Timoshenkova

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Who’s afraid of Sahra – Understanding the shift in votes towards Germany’s Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht by Leon Heckmann, L Constantin Wurthmann, Sarah Wagner

“…The emergence of the left-authoritarian Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) has profoundly disrupted the German party system. Within a remarkably short time frame, the BSW has achieved significant electoral success, prompting a lively debate concerning the political origins of its voter base. …”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…Specifically, they study the impact of recent reforms in pay-as-you-go pension systems in Norway, Poland and Germany. They find that reforms have reduced the implicit debt to be paid by future generations in all cases, but the burden is shared differently. …”
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The ethnoregional component of the party-political landscape of Europe by Vladimir Y. Shveytzer

“…These regionals are also electorally felt in the Eastern European states and the Balkans, and influence political life in Germany, Belgium, Britain, and Ireland. …”
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