Tristate

In many ways, the German mock election served as a spectacular way of informing the class of how the democratic doctrines are practiced in a state that uses various voting processes. Though the electoral process proved to be an effective way in selectiing officials, the process of forming coalitions demonstrated how complicated an organized goverment actually is. From participating in the German mock elections, the class was able to conclude that the process of forming an effective coalition can take weeks or months because of the constant negotiations between the present parties. Also, it was very interesting to witness how the Free Democratic Party was not able to form coalitions with political parties that they historically were able to coincide with. The Free Democratic Party served as a prime example of how political parties are able to negotiate with other political parties that they are not historically compatible with. From compromising and using diplomacy, the results of forming a coalition by using a democratic process can be unpredictable because every party have many similar and dissimilar desires and needs.