Today on the net: German citizens giving their vote to foreigners via Facebook; thousands of web users campaign for the release of two Canadians held in Egypt; and a point-of-view video that lets us fly like an eagle. <br />German citizens give their vote to foreigners on Facebook<br />Germany heads to the polls on Sunday for the country’s general election, and Rick will be voting as instructed by Lola, a 70-year-old Spanish woman. Scores of Germans like Rick are handing over their vote to foreigners so they too can have their say.<br />As Luisa explains in this video, the outcome of this election will have a significant impact on Europe and the rest of the world. She has also joined the “Electoral Rebellion” Facebook page and will be voting on behalf of someone outside of Germany.<br />So via this page, German voters can give up their vote to a web user from a different country, who will have to explain their voting preference and why the election in Germany, which has been the biggest contributor to bail-out funds across the Eurozone, is something they want to be involved in.<br />Victor Rodriguez from Spain for example thinks a left wing government would handle the financial crisis more effectively and adopt more flexible austerity measures for southern European countries.<br />The campaign, which carries symbolic weight, was launched by the group “Egality Berlin” and was inspired by a similar initiative in Israel back in January for the parliamentary elections, when Israeli citizens donated their votes to Palestinians. <br />Online campaign to free two Canadians jailed in Egypt <br />Canadian nationals Tarek Loubani and John Greyson were arrested in Cairo on August 16th ... Go on reading on our web site.<br />http://www.france24.com/en/taxonomy/emission/18008<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
