Germany elections - get some analysis and facts

This week Germany went to the polls
For a great introduction to the political system try DW which has a primer

official results from the Federal returning officer- it includes 
legal information and regulations.


Newspaper coverage.
try these sites for analysis.
Guardian.
FT
Spiegel
DW 
Politico EU news.
ZDF - TV debates
Welt
Tageschau

Analysis
Academic discussion from the UK conversation blog.
LSE Blogs.
See also this podcast of a recent event
A Changing Germany in a Changing Europe? The German Elections and Implications for Europe.
MZES analysis

Historic Results.
German longitudinal  Data survey data - details about availability. Project information.
Politbarometer 1977-2016 - opinion polls

NSD: European Election Database – Germany publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1990–2015
 

German elections - see our recommended sites.

 German citizens went to the polls at the weekend
here are some recommended links for keeping up to date
The BBC has a good introductory guide for beginners to German elections, candidates and the electoral system.
The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies has some basic introduction and discussion.

Official results can be obtained from the Federal returning office
The site also has  legislation and laws relating to the elections.


News services.
German
Yahoo Germany has up to date news stories and analysis
Tagesschau - news service produced on behalf of on behalf of the German public-service television network ARD.
BR news. Bayerischer Rundfunk [Bavarian Broadcasting]
Speigel Coverage 
Die Welt coverage

Overseas
Financial Times 
The Economist blog encourages you to build your own coalition.
Guardian
Wall Street journal has an interactive stream with updates.


Analysis
Robert Schuman European Elections Monitor
LSE EUROPP blog
German Federal Agency for Civic Education - the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung has a good site with information and news.  It includes a wahl o mat - an example of an interactive tool designed to inform the electorate who to decide who to vote for
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen e.V. wahl analysis
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg

Polls
ZDF politbarometer polls
ARD polls

Further links
Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Politische Bildung has developed an information website which also hasa great set of links to explore.

German presidential elections 2010

Today Germans are going to the polls in a snap presidential election which is widely seen as a test to the authority of referendum on the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
A brief summary of why the elections are taking place and the main candidates is provided by the Robert Schuman Fondation.
The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at John Hopkins University has a number of links to English and German articles where you can read more about the issues at stake
Readers of German should take a look at the civic education site maintained by BpB
This has background information on the history and purpose of the elections. Ther eis also an online dictionary of political terms which you can get for your mobile phone!
Get some up to date newspaper coverage from the main daily German newspapers
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has news, videos and polls
Der Spiegel coverage includes an interactive map
Zeit online coverage
Welt
Mediaskop Politics maintained by the Universität Hohenheim provides regular updates on coverage of political issues in the German Media - find out which politicians and parties are making the news.
ZDF Politbarometer maintained by ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) also provides free access (in German language only) to a collection of political opinion polls and recent interviews where you can examine recent trends.
Fot those who cannot read German some English language summaries of recent polls can be found on the Augus Reid Global Monitor website.