| HN Mirror

Some people are unhappy with the results.

One candidate was generally hated by the public and got fucked by the press with "creative photo editing", badly.

One candidate was poised to become the first green chancellor, but then managed to have not one, not two, but three case of academic fraud and lying about her past tacked to her ticket. Her party came in second.

One candidate was all about some nebulous idea of "freedom", which made him relevant enough that his party now is king maker, when the first-time voters, who traditionally would go to the Green Party, decided enough Covid Lockdowns is enough.

And one candidate did ... nothing. Absolutely nothing. Which means he also couldn't embarrass himself (even though historically, he's a ... problematic ... figure). This guy came in first, so he's going to be the next chancellor.

And that's just the candidates. Then you got the State of Berlin obviously unable to hold democratic elections, given

- there was a lack of ballots in many voting offices

- in some voting offices, there were ballots for other districts, which rendered those votes invalid

- they accidentally allowed 16-year-olds to vote in the federal elections (where you have to be 18 to vote)

- they accidentally gave a mandate to the wrong guy, who shared the same name, but not the same party affiliation with the actual winner

- some votes were cast after 18:00, which is the official cutoff date

- in some districts, there was a 150% participation rate

- some offices sent people waiting in line home because "it's unlikely you'll be in in time"

- ... I am sure I am missing a few catastrophes - a LOT went wrong in Berlin ...

It was hilarious to watch this mess unfold.