Wahlflügel

English translation: Electoral wing

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German term or phrase:Wahlflügel
English translation:Electoral wing
Entered by: Eszter Bokor

13:55 May 9, 2019
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
German term or phrase: Wahlflügel
Der European Spring beruht auf der 2016 von Yanis Varoufakis, dem ehemaligen griechischen Finanzminister, ins Leben gerufenen Initiative DiEM25 (Democracy in Europe Movement 2025) und tritt mit je eigenem Wahlflügel in sieben Ländern an. Während der Deutsche Jochen Schult in Griechenland den Wahlflügel MeRA25 anführt, kandidiert Varoufakis mit Demokratie in Europa auf Platz 1 in Deutschland; hinter ihm die Österreicherin Daniela Platsch, die hierzulande politische Geschäftsführerin der Partei "Wandel" ist.
Eszter Bokor
Austria
Local time: 12:28
Electoral wing
Explanation:
This is on DiEM25's own website
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John O'Brien
Local time: 12:28
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5Electoral wing
John O'Brien
3 +1affiliates on the ballot
Michael Martin, MA


Discussion entries: 11





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Electoral wing


Explanation:
This is on DiEM25's own website


    https://diem25.org/electoral-wing/
John O'Brien
Local time: 12:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: I've seen this, but is it really a broadly known/commonly used term in English? It sounded a bit forced to me.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: https://diem25.org/electoral-wing/
3 mins

agree  Michael Martin, MA: They're not the only ones to use this term
18 mins

agree  Darin Fitzpatrick: Yep this is better. Will hide my answer.
43 mins

agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Got my vote
2 hrs

agree  Cillie Swart: nice one
19 hrs
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
affiliates on the ballot


Explanation:
The movement has affiliates on the ballot in seven different countries. It's not enough to state the movement has affiliated parties. Of course, they do. The whole point of Wahlflügel is to indicate that each affiliate is on the ballot in those respective countries.

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 07:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 76

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Björn Vrooman: For what it's worth, I think "on the ballot" (but pls drop affiliate because it makes things confusing; see d-box) is a good way to avoid certain issues altogether (at least most of the time) and make me not want to order Chicken McNuggets immediately.
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