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| Germany Moves Left - Angela MerkelÂ’s Pyrrhic victory |
| 2013-09-29 |
| Posted by:Elmerert Hupens2660 |
| #3 Social Democrats, Greens & Communists Isn't that kinda sorta redundant? As for breaking those "no whatever" campaign promises, ask Julia Gillard in Australia how that plays out over time. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-09-29 21:04 |
| #2 The headline's statement isn't exactly true. The German electorate moved to the right, parliament moved to the left. The parties who command a majority in parliament (Social Democrats, Greens & Communists) lost voters and their combined share of the vote decreased compared to '09. An unprecedented 15% (9% Conservative/Liberal) of the voters isn't represented in parliament at all due to the 5% threshold. Germany's electoral law stipulates a mode of representation that is supposed to be proportional in principle. It isn't 'first past the post.' It's like a milder version of the absurd result of the 2002 election in Turkey. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2013-09-29 15:51 |
| #1 Additional from Zero Hedge. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-09-29 04:30 |