[photo above is of the Koln Cathedral, a stop on the excursion day]
One whole day at the seminar focused on case studies around the world about coalition building – what worked and what did not work, and suggestions for our own countries.
Tarek Zaghloul Asean of Egypt speaking on the Arab Spring. He is the Executive Director of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
Issues in Coalition building in the Balkans by Antoaneta Nenkova-Lalova of #Bulgaria , a journalist
Sergio Feler of #Argentina speaking on coalitions between small parties
Saarah Salie of #SouthAfrica speaking on alternatives to coalition – fusion.

And Dr. Karl-Heinz Hense, former director of the Theodor Heuss Academy speaking on Liberal Principles and Political Compromise

There also was an excursion to a State Parliament where we listened to Member of Parliament of Landtag Nordhein-Westfalen Angela Freimuth.
The session hall of Parliament in #Düsseldorf . Circular so all MPs can see each other .





