Posted on 09/18/2005 11:45:50 AM PDT by anymouse
Merkel would be channcelor if her party gets the most seats in parliament, after three tries a coalition would be formed.
Results are getting tighter 217- 213 merkel leading over schroader the majority coalition is out.
Merkel will either be chancelor or out.
Lache isn't going to form a coalition with Schroader that means it will be merkel as channcelor she will be germany's face to the world and the face on foreign trips but won't have any power domestically. She would at least be in charge of germany at the un though. She couldn't send troops anywhere but not vote for pro palestinian resolutions. At least when Germany's leader visits the white house it won't be schroder.
Results are very tight though, the next hour will determine who is channcellor.
Refuse to form a government and try again.
Merkel and her coalition did horrible.
Pathetic. Nothing will happen in Germany. Better they should have a two-party system.
That would be great news. The more Schroeder rules, the worse Germany will be. Then, let us pray for a conservative revolution.
Chadenfreude!
is that soreloserman? he looks like nine raisins soaked in gin!
Name a loon, a goon, and a buffoon.
While this will be a worse case scenario in the short term (pink-red-green coalition), in the long haul it will definitly bolster Stoibler's chances next time around for a clear majority (or whoever is leading the party then).
Hah! We're all on the same page with that thought. Gore redux!
Gore got over it and Kerry got over it.
Now get over it and let the media and your crones do the dirty work of convincing all that your reelection was stolen.
Save some face man!
Thought it was a picture to refresh THE GERMANS' memories. That even looks like a white & red flag with a swastika on it....
Al Gore shaved his moustache.
The MSM won't be able to tolerate a Bush foe being defeated so they'll spin this as not really a loss for Schroeder.
LOL!! Who'll he pin the blame on specifically?
What a boner. Merkel won.
This is where the German voters are really being stupid. The best way to avoid Germany fighting is too encourage the US to do it. Instead of antagonizing the US, they'd be smarter to stop opposing us and let the US take on the onus of dealing with the Chicoms, NK and the Islamofascists. In other words, true neutrality so they can sell to both sides.
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