Topic: Politics in Brazil and GermanyThe two nation-states of Brazil and Germany differ in many ways: economically, politically, and socially. Germany's powerful economy, wealthy society, and effective government have made the country a leader on the international stage. On the other hand, Brazil has not yet become a true democracy and faces many problems. This article focuses on the political differences between the two states. Section 1 – Comparison of electoral systems • The executive Brazil is officially a democratic federative republic. A president or head of state is elected for a four-year term, with the possibility of one additional sequential term. The president is chosen by an absolute majority of votes and is both head of state and head of government. The current president is Dilma Rousseff, from the Workers' Party, and the vice-president is Michel Temer, from the Democratic Movement Party. Germany's head of state is president, but this is only a ceremonial position, elected for a maximum of two to five years. terms of the year. The electors in the presidential election are known collectively as the Federal Convention, which consists of all members of the Legislature and an equal number of members appointed by state legislatures, making a total of 1,244 The current president is Joachim Gauck. The head of government is the Chancellor. The current chancellor is Angela Merkel of the CDU. The chancellor is elected every four years by a majority of the members of the Bundestag (legislative body) on the proposal of the president and cannot be dismissed by a vote of no confidence. Government is exercised by a Cabinet whose members are formally appointed by the...... middle of paper ...... 299 other seats are allocated to candidates elected on party lists. Party voting is critical because it determines the percentage of seats each party wins in the lower house, which in turn selects the chancellor. To participate in the distribution of seats, a party must win 5 percent of the second type of vote or have at least three directly elected legislators. However, if a party wins more seats through direct voting than it would be allocated under the party's vote-based distribution, the system allows that party to keep the additional seats. Once the votes are counted, the President will propose a chancellor to Parliament. This candidate must obtain a majority of all lawmakers in the lower house to take office. If lawmakers fail to give a candidate a majority on three attempts, the president could appoint a minority government or dissolve Parliament..