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| Red-Green loses biggest German Land - Schroederdaemmerung imminent |
| 2005-05-22 |
| German Christian Democrats and Free Democrats win North Rhine-Westphalia. Last red-green coalition in a German Land ended. Next stop Berlin. Only German link yet. |
| Posted by:True German Ally |
| #12 Interesting. Blair, Bush, Howard - re-elected. Chirac - a near-total failure who can't even push through and EU referendum that should have passed overwhelmingly. Despised across France. Schroder - about to exit in disgrace after having raised German unemployment to the highest level since Weimar. Seems like the voters recognize weasels when they see 'em. |
| Posted by: thibaud (aka lex) 2005-05-22 23:59 |
| #11 What probability that Schroeder's party leans even harder on the theme of anti-Americanism? Thanks for the happy news, TGA! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-05-22 22:32 |
| #10 So what are the chances Schroeder does a hard turn to the left? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-05-22 22:20 |
| #9 ;-) |
| Posted by: . 2005-05-22 14:50 |
| #8 Another government falls because of the Iraq war. I know all politics is local, but it is a delicious thought, 4-1 now. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-05-22 14:28 |
| #7 Ah then Germany can join our Axis of Evil! I don't know german politics well enough to comment to much. My question is will the new Government dispell with the Franco-German aliance and become a more friendly Nation towards the U.S.? Or are they simply a less confrontation but not supportive government? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-05-22 14:26 |
| #6 Umm... so this is what schadenfreude feels like. Not bad. Go get 'em, TGA. |
| Posted by: Matt 2005-05-22 14:11 |
| #5 German TV just called the SPD's push for anticipated elections a "suicide commando". Truth is, Schroeder cannot go on... all he could hope for is 18 months of agony. He also has to fear that a leftist faction of the SPD splits off (if only three defect his majority is gone). New elections will probably discipline the SPD and catch the CDU a bit off guard. But that won't save him. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-05-22 12:57 |
| #4 Hopefully a conservative German government will bring some sanity to Europe. |
| Posted by: badanov 2005-05-22 12:51 |
| #3 National elections right now would mean an almost certain win of the opposition. I suppose Angela Merkel will run... and my take is that Schroeder will not. I wouldn't be surprised if Schroeder stepped down in the next days. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-05-22 12:40 |
| #2 Here's hoping, TGA! What are the polls showing in Germany at the moment? |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2005-05-22 12:38 |
| #1 NEWSFLASH SPD chairman Müntefering just announced that he's pushing for anticipated national elections in fall 2005, one year before scheduled. So... in 6 months Schroeder will be just a bad memory. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-05-22 12:33 |