September 20, 2026
Wahlparty
Here's a natural, engaging English translation that preserves the tone of the original while adapting a few expressions to sound idiomatic in English:

Last year, we hosted a Wahlparty for the federal elections. This year, we're coming together again—this time for the elections to the Berlin House of Representatives and the district assemblies—to share a piece of Germany's vibrant political culture with everyone who lives in this city, speaks Russian, and cares about what kind of Berlin we will have tomorrow.

These are elections that affect your street and your Kiez (neighborhood): who will repair bike lanes, debate the construction of new housing, and make decisions that will shape the city's future.

Join us on election night as we watch the first exit polls and live results come in, make predictions, gossip about the campaigns and the outcome, listen to political commentary and analysis, crack a few jokes, vent a little—and experience the excitement of election night together.

What to expect:

— live election coverage and discussion with Alex Yusupov and Dima Vachedin, hosts of the podcast Chancellor and Berghain, who have a real talent for making complex political topics accessible;
— live updates as the results come in, discussions of political social media, and the first analyses of what has just happened;
— guests from Berlin politics joining us on stage to celebrate—or commiserate—live as the results unfold.

Come spend the evening with people who care about what happens in the city we call home.
We look forward to welcoming you on 20 September at
FORUM Factory, located at: Besselstraße 13-14, 10969 Berlin (Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg)
For media accreditation, please contact us at lab.wir.de@gmail.com
Program
17:30
17:30
Doors open
18:00
18:00
We follow the elections together with the hosts of the podcast "Kanzler und Berghain" and invited guests: Marina Solntseva, Ira Yakutenko, Lera Tan, and Uncle Andrei
20:00
20:00
First election results, commentary, and speeches by party representatives
21:00
21:00
Closing of the evening
Chancellor and Berghain
The podcast hosts are journalist Dima Vachedin and political scientist Alex Yusupov
For years, Alex and Dima put up with the phrase "German politics is boring" — until one day they decided to bang their fist on the (kitchen) table. Born on February 7, 2023, in a kitchen in Berlin's Charlottenburg district, the Russian-language podcast has regularly made it into the top rankings of German political podcasts without any advertising — and it keeps its promise: "No one has ever talked about German politics like this before".
How It Went Last Year
Organizers