First prognosis for election result looks bad
Posted by Ralf Goergens on September 18th, 2005 (All posts by Ralf Goergens)
Christian Democrats get the most votes at 35.5 to 37 %
Social Democrats 33 or 34 %
Free Democrats 10.5 %
Greens 8.5 %
‘Left’ 7.5 to 8.5 %
Even worse, the first extrapolation on the first results bear that out.
Very bad news, no matter which possible coalition will govern – Grand coalition or Red-Left-Green – won’t push the urgently needed reforms through. It seems that my dear compatriots aren’t in enough pain yet.
September 18th, 2005 at 11:33 am
No, Ralf, VERY bad news would have been a Schroeder victory. This is just plain old bad news.
September 18th, 2005 at 11:50 am
He’s still trying to hold on by taking in the Free Democrats as a third party into a new coalition, rather tha forming a granbd coalition with the Christian Democrats as the stronger partner.
I’m sure that he won’t succeed, but this all a bit much.
September 18th, 2005 at 7:19 pm
Ach! You’d think with 11% unemployment the Germans would give change a try. Apparently not.