Nothing written of course. :) But there was always the public assumption that this would be the "natural" coalition.
Or could the SPD, the FDP and the Green Party go altogether into a Coalition?
In principle yes. It happened in states already. But on the federal level there are "tensions" - to say it politely - between the Greens and the FDP.
How do you interpret that the FDP had such an increase in votes? Isn't that just to show that there are a lot of people, who are unsatisfied with either SPD or CDU and for lack of an alternative they voted FDP, because there wasn't anything else for them to show their discontent?
I think nobody right now can really interpret the results. Certainly not the pollsters. :) But personally I don´t think it were dissatisfied voters. Looks more like people were assuming that the CDU was safely above 40% and giving their "second vote" to the FDP to bolster them. Kind of tactical voting.
I really, really don´t like this result! It´s either a big coalition or some sort of three party coalition.
Arggh such pinshitters.
http://www2.eurotrib.com/story/2005/9/18/95715/2108#81
I have no great love for the FDP but to put them into the anti-semitic corner is IMHO unfair.
Has Schroeder or the SPD in general ever given a hint that they would agree to go into a SPD/CDU coalition?
It´s either a "grand coalition" or some three party coalition. And both options probably won´t produce a government able to really govern. Not to mention the possibility of another federal election not that far away...
Thank you, Schroeder, for insisting on early elections!!!
Although "attempts to overtake and vote out of the current leadership" seems to indicate that the current leadership doesn´t support such "involvements". (By the way media articles before the election reported that neo-nazis were trying to infiltrate the "Linkspartei" too.)
But you should realize that people could make equally unfair comparisons about Schroeder. Like his "friendship" with Putin. Democracy in Russia anyone? Weapons sales to China? Are these pleasant involvements?
Why vote for a party that simply says that they´re opposed to something and wouldn´t try to fix it?
It´s an awful result! To repeat myself. :)
