Germany's 'Vote-o-Mat' helps voters choose candidates
by editors@theworld.org (Valerie Hamilton) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6V7EB)
Around 50 parties will be competing for votes in Germany's parliamentary elections, from the big-name Social Democrats and Christian Democrats to the tiny Gray Panthers, Humanists and Pirates to the controversial far-right AfD. How to choose? For decades, the Wahl-o-Mat (Vote-o-Mat") has helped Germans find their way through a crowded political field. Valerie Hamilton reports from Munich.