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To: pepsionice

Perhaps, but I'll guess that the Left Party is a sign of the further fracturing of the German socialists, and the third link below sez perhaps 8 per cent, but as much as 30 per cent of the vote in the former EG.

Schroeder reportedly doesn't mention the Greens (his allies in the coalition, and a source of frequent humiliation -- either they're saying stupid things and undermining German-US relations, or undermining his political credibility by pointing out his shortcomings), and the reprehensible Joschka Fischer -- part of the cabinent -- appears to be going down to defeat.

That will be something to savor.

Maybe Fischer will go back to his pastime of attacking police officers after he's thrown out of office at last.

Germany's Stoiber confident Schroeder is finished
http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=18630

Germans buy Merkel's miracle
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1562314,00.html

New left strikes chord in disillusioned east (just some spin doctoring)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/germany/article/0,2763,1561831,00.html


7 posted on 09/03/2005 11:14:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Down with Dhimmicrats! I last updated by FR profile on Sunday, August 14, 2005.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I think the Greens are preparing for a major overhaul...Fischer likely walks away into retirement...and a new group comes out over the next two years. You can see that the Greens have peaked out...they haven't signed up any big new numbers. And a few hardline Greens have hurt their image in public. It'll be interesting to watch the nuclear powerplant episode open back up under CDU...and possible new plants discussed. I'm sure that will invite a Green war of some type.


9 posted on 09/03/2005 11:45:56 PM PDT by pepsionice
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