Germany’s election system is a scandal

Two million people won’t be represented by the candidate who won their local race.

With so much happening in the world, you would think that German politicians would at least be able to agree on the fundamentals so that they can get on with dealing with issues like Russia, Trump, climate change and all the rest of it.

Instead, tinkering with the voting system has become an obsession of governments, an effort that wastes both the time o…