Credit: Photo by Elīna Arāja from Pexels The German electorate has spoken. Unfortunately, the German electorate mumbled and gave an inconclusive electoral result. The SPD (social democrats) won the largest share of the vote, but the result was closer than opinion polls had suggested. Politics now moves from the ballot box to the political backrooms as the different parties negotiate possible coalition combinations. Negotiations after the last general election in Germany took