In the case of Germany I dislike the LP for its SED past and for Lafontaine's current racism - the stuff he wrote in his book is worse than anything he said in his speeches btw. As a result I don't really care what their official platform is - they're beyond the pale for me. I also haven't been particularly impressed by Schroeder's performance as chancellor, on the other hand I don't know how Merkel would be.
