What exactly can be read out of the vote is of course to be disputed, but the vote did not shift the power-balance from the present coalition to the alternative, so it does not seem to be a vote for change of power, but rather a vote for a perticular kind of policy, a moderate pace of reforming the German economy. Bitsofnews.com Giving you the latest bits.
However, that does not mean anything, because they don;t have a majority - and that is why there is the broughhah. If there still were no Links party or they mysteriously disappeared out of parliament, CDU/CSU and FDP would have a majority and would be able to govern. As it stands they cannot, but the fact remains, Percentage wise, losses on the SPD and GREEN site, made them drop below the number of seats the CDU/CSU - FDP has. so there is a shift in power. away from SPD and GREEN - which has to be called voter dissatisfaction with their governance.
The fact that they also did not trust CDU/CSU - FDP, enough, to put them into power clearly, is explaining why we now have so much fun....
After Sunday's election-result, the majority of the representatives in the Bundestag, still are to the left of centre.
On the basis of this fact, I think it is relevant to point out that the voters have given no message of power-change, rather a message of adjustment of policy, a policy of moderate pace on the reform of the German economy. Bitsofnews.com Giving you the latest bits.
