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2005-05-22 Europe

Red-Green loses biggest German Land - Schroederdaemmerung imminent

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Posted by True German Ally 2005-05-22 11:57|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 NEWSFLASH

SPD chairman MÃ¼ntefering 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|| 2005-05-22 12:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Here's hoping, TGA! What are the polls showing in Germany at the moment?

Posted by Bulldog ">Bulldog 2005-05-22 12:38|| 2005-05-22 12:38|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2005-05-22 12:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Hopefully a conservative German government will bring some sanity to Europe.

Posted by badanov">badanov 2005-05-22 12:51|| http://www.rkka.org]">[http://www.rkka.org] 2005-05-22 12:51|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2005-05-22 12:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Umm... so this is what schadenfreude feels like. Not bad.

Go get 'em, TGA.

Posted by Matt 2005-05-22 14:11|| 2005-05-22 14:11|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2005-05-22 14:26|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2005-05-22 14:28|| Front Page Top

#9 ;-)

Posted by . 2005-05-22 14:50|| 2005-05-22 14:50|| Front Page Top

#10 So what are the chances Schroeder does a hard turn to the left?

Posted by Pappy 2005-05-22 22:20|| 2005-05-22 22:20|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2005-05-22 22:32|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2005-05-22 23:59|| Front Page Top

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