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Celefin

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32. 'Die Linke' filled the space the SPD vacated under chancellor Schroeder

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #23)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 04:39 AM

Sep 2013

and they have done what they could do to distance themselves from them at all costs. Mostly for the fear of being labeled stasi-sympathisers and communist-huggers by the conservatives. If the SPD were to remember where it stood under Willy Brandt they'd get 90% of the 'Linke' voters back, I'm pretty sure of that. As it is, socialists and 'real' social democrats have nowhere else to go... the SPD became irrelevant to them when it embraced the neo-liberal free-market agenda under Schroeder.

So yes, they should be open to a coalition. I guess it's become a matter of saving face now or some such thing.

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Germany has voted. [View all] OldEurope Sep 2013 OP

Allegedly latest ZDF projection has absolute majority for her party. n/t Benton D Struckcheon Sep 2013 #1

Where did you see that? The latest info I can find shows her at 42% totodeinhere Sep 2013 #2

'Twas a tweet Benton D Struckcheon Sep 2013 #3

All parties below 5% don't get seats. +graphic DetlefK Sep 2013 #4

Sorry I can't read the German at that site but is there a breakdown of the projected number totodeinhere Sep 2013 #5

Seats OldEurope Sep 2013 #6

Thank you. That's all very interesting. n/t totodeinhere Sep 2013 #10

From 17 minutes ago: DetlefK Sep 2013 #7

One thing in your post is perhaps misleading. OldEurope Sep 2013 #8

No. The FDP are liberals. JackRiddler Sep 2013 #35

ZDF's now saying one seat short of absolute majority, Benton D Struckcheon Sep 2013 #11

With numbers changing every few minutes, I come back tommorrow. ;-) DetlefK Sep 2013 #12

Good plan. n/t Benton D Struckcheon Sep 2013 #13

Yes but there are hundreds of seats in Bundestag that are allocated on the basis of party votes Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #20

If the AfD gets in, the deck gets heavily reshuffled DFW Sep 2013 #9

What about a coalition with the AfD if they get in? I am not an expert on German totodeinhere Sep 2013 #14

No, no AfD is... OldEurope Sep 2013 #15

They said they'd ruled that out already muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #16

Little to no chance of that DFW Sep 2013 #19

The FDP may be wiped out. Their austerity war is over. Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #17

I don't think it was the FDP OldEurope Sep 2013 #18

Mixed feelings but it was currently the best possible outcome I think Celefin Sep 2013 #21

Christ, I wish the SPD would get past its "no coalition with Die Linke" stubbornness Ken Burch Sep 2013 #23

'Die Linke' filled the space the SPD vacated under chancellor Schroeder Celefin Sep 2013 #32

The FDP has been wiped out in the state governments too. Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #25

Yep - in day-to-day German politics that is really important Celefin Sep 2013 #31

5.0 in Hesse /nt jakeXT Sep 2013 #34

The Frankfurter Allgemeine shows that the Union -- CDU and CSU together got about 42% JDPriestly Sep 2013 #22

that's a pretty reliable newspaper gopiscrap Sep 2013 #24

as I told someone earlier DonCoquixote Sep 2013 #26

More like, Doing all she can to prove someone from former Communist East Germany,.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #27

same thing DonCoquixote Sep 2013 #28

It's a socio-economic success because corporations didn't write their laws. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #29

is a minority gov't possible? ...nt quadrature Sep 2013 #30

Not very likely n/t MissHoneychurch Sep 2013 #33