We shouldn't ever trust our government, and we should absolutely never trust someone else's.
However, I trust the political system more in Germany than I do elsewhere. It is designed (ironically by the Allies) to be stable and multi-partisan. Germany is used to coalitions and party's such as the Piratenpartei and the Greens actually have a voice here. The votes count, every single one.
Every single one, except for those ending up with parties below 5%: Those poor fellows aren't considered at all, which means that they're handled like non-voters, even though they certainly expressed their intent.
A ranking vote mechanism would help matters (if your primary vote doesn't end up with a party >=5%, your secondary vote is considered instead, etc.), but that would make the system favor smaller parties: not going to happen.
However, I trust the political system more in Germany than I do elsewhere. It is designed (ironically by the Allies) to be stable and multi-partisan. Germany is used to coalitions and party's such as the Piratenpartei and the Greens actually have a voice here. The votes count, every single one.