What if they held elections in Germany and Afghanistan and you didn't care?

From the BBC: German election ends in stalemate

Angela Merkel's conservatives have won Germany's election by just three seats, falling far short of a majority and leaving the country in political limbo.

Provisional results give the Christian Democrats 35.2% of the vote, or 225 seats, against 34.3% for Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats.

Germany now faces days and possibly weeks of uncertainty which could result in the two parties forming a coalition.

From the International Herald-Tribune:

Early indications suggest turnout in Afghanistan's landmark legislative elections was just over 50 percent, significantly lower than in the nation's presidential vote last fall, the chief electoral official said Monday.

Reports from 35 percent of the polling stations suggest about 6 million people cast votes in Sunday's elections, Peter Erben told a news conference. ''With these early indications, I can say turnout appears just over 50 percent,'' he said. Erben said the numbers could change as reports come in.

The results won't be known until early October.