In conjunction with Baa Baa's post above, I have some questions of BlackPeter or anyone who has lived through an MMP election overseas.

1. Does the media there get involved asking questions of the Party negotiators on all the protocol and etiquette exercised, eg, who rang who first, when did they do it, where are they meeting, who will be present, what policy is on the table etc etc,?

2. Do the public of Germany or anywhere else care about those questions?

3. Or do they just accept the election is over, and the leaders will thrash it out?