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Christoph Schlingensief «Chance 2000»
Christoph Schlingensief, «Chance 2000», 1998
© Christoph Schlingensief
'Chance 2000'‘s greatest success is undoubtedly the immense respect it gains in the press, which devotes a never-ending stream of headlines to the little party in an election campaign without any real themes. Despite this, electoral success in only moderate, with the party gaining only 28537 votes nationwide. The best results are in Saxony, totalling 0.4 per cent. But true to the motto 'Failure as a Chance', even this slender result is pronounced a success on the website, www.chance 2000.com 'Saxony – the ultimate Chance victory. Chance had its best results in East Germany and overall in Saxony, with 8938 votes (31% of all its votes nationwide). 1. Dresden 1264 (1814 with surrounding area), 2. Leipzig 856 (1149 with surrounding area), 3. Chemnitz 747, 4. Pirna/Sebnitz/ Bischofswerda 557, 5. Görlitz/Zittau/Niesky 498.'


 
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 Christoph Schlingensief
«Chance 2000»

Experimental film-maker and theatre director Christoph Schlingensief came up with a new campaign for the 1998 general election: 'Elect yourself!' He worked with the Berliner Volkbühne to produce effective public events like the 'Circus Sperlich' or a temporary 'Hotel' with daily actions involving handicapped, unemployed and homeless people. These underwent a change of role, due to skilful use of the elections laws, and collected signatures and drew up Federal and regional lists for the party. 'Art' became 'serious', and the 'Chance 2000' party soon found itself on all ballot papers. Anyone who stood could now make the motto true and elect himself in the general election.