“Democracy: I vote because the politicians we vote for are our voice in the parliaments.”

— Peter Fiebag

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Demokratie: Ich gehe wählen, weil die Politiker, denen wir unsere Stimme geben, unsere Stimme in den Parlamenten sind.

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