[Someone]

Germany isn't extreme. Because a party needs 5% of the votes to get any seats, only five of those six made it into parliament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_federal_election,_2013)

Compare that with countries without such a rule such as Belgium (13 parties elected in parliament (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_federal_election,_20...) and the Netherlands (11 elected (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_general_election,_2012), but, because individuals split off from their parties, currently 16 factions in parliament).

These countries _always_ get a coalition government. It's no surprise getting agreement on policy sometimes takes time, in extreme cases over a year (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010–11_Belgian_government_f...)

[vacri]

> It's no surprise getting agreement on policy sometimes takes time, in extreme cases over a year

The US, with it's mere two parties, has been stonewalling for the past six years. Not a single policy, no, but a very hostile setup where little of substance can get done. It's a strange setup when your head of government and your control of legislature can come from opposing parties.