German Elections Thread II - Cliffhanger! | 121 comments (121 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Well at this point (none / 0)

as far as I can see, there are only two districts that are still counting - Berlin Reinickendorf and Elbe-Havel-Gebiet in Sachsen-Anhalt. I think both are going for the SPD (they won every single district in Sachsen-Anhalt). Then it's down to Dresden I...

If you can't convince them, confuse them. (Harry S. Truman)

by brainwave on Sun Sep 18th, 2005 at 06:36:17 PM EST

Bingo (none / 0)

Yes the SPD did win the last two districts that were still counting. And Berlin-Reinickendorf is apparently the only district the SPD newly gained this time around. We should get a preliminary official result any moment now...

If you can't convince them, confuse them. (Harry S. Truman)

by brainwave on Sun Sep 18th, 2005 at 06:53:11 PM EST
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Reinickendorf (none / 0)

The SPD snatched Berlin-Reinickendorf from the CDU. That's the only district they gained (rather than defended) in this election.

If you can't convince them, confuse them. (Harry S. Truman)

by brainwave on Sun Sep 18th, 2005 at 06:54:46 PM EST
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Preliminary official result (none / 0)

SPD 34.3% - 214 seats currently projected
CDU 35.2% - 219 seats currently projected
Greens 8.1% - 50 seats
FDP 9.8% - 61 seats
Linke 8.7% - 54 seats

If you can't convince them, confuse them. (Harry S. Truman)

by brainwave on Sun Sep 18th, 2005 at 06:58:10 PM EST
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Seats now (none / 0)

223 (SPD) / 225 (CDU) as per ARD (rest unchanged)

If you can't convince them, confuse them. (Harry S. Truman)

by brainwave on Sun Sep 18th, 2005 at 07:20:32 PM EST
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German Elections Thread II - Cliffhanger! | 121 comments (121 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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