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Countdown Germany: Day -9 | 15 comments (15 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

What if... what if some swing voters now with the CDU don't want a hung parliament (and a Grand Coalition), and seeing the SPD up in the polls, decide they have to ensure their victory if the CDU can no longer be counted on?

That would be a wet dream: Red/Green continuing, with CDU reduced, and the Left Party pushing the government back towards the left.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Fri Sep 9th, 2005 at 06:19:38 PM EST
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Re: Wild speculation (none / 0)

that's really a nice dream of yours. But it would not solve the underlying problem (which is to a large part responsible for the early elections): The blockade situation between conservative dominated Bundesrat and the red/green Bundestag. Facing this blockade situation, many people seem to opt for a grand coalition - maybe (and strangely) because that is what we de facto already have.

by Saturday (geckes(at)gmx.net) on Fri Sep 9th, 2005 at 06:35:05 PM EST
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Re: Wild speculation (none / 0)

Good point, however: if the Red/Greens would get four more years rather than just one more, they'd get a chance to get back the Bundesrat majority from a seriously wounded Right. (Or not. I'm wildly speculating :-) )

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sat Sep 10th, 2005 at 05:12:33 AM EST
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