Thanks for the ping.
I see NO betrayal, only some having the courage to vote their consciences . . . under cover of anonymity, but hey, so what? why not? Warum aber nicht?
The secret ballot protects against retribution -- political, or even physical.
"Free Republic....Germany: Schleswig-Holstein premier quits after Kiel vote debacle
I originally thought that a CDU / SPD coalition could have led to Schroeder losing veto power and forcing new elections, but I was wrong. Michael81dus corrected me on that. Wishful thinking, I guess. The other info about what actually happened is accurate AFAIK, though.
The entire deal with the SSW was ridiculous, I thought, so these events are deserved.
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