[barbazoo]

That's true and probably exacerbated by the huge number of political parties. 5.9% in Canada is not that bad then maybe? I don't know.

Same applies here, only citizens of age are allowed to vote.

[adsche]

I don't know either, therefore I considered it a pretty tangential point. It feels like the choice is a bit more diverse here because there are six(+1*) parties all but guaranteed to enter parliament, so you wouldn't waste a vote if you voted for any of them.

*) seven actually, one party (CSU) only standing in Bavaria instead of the conservative party CDU.