Merkel Leads in German Election, Schroeder Won't Concede

VOA ^ | Sept 18, 2005 | Roger Wilkison

[Murtyo]

"Merkel Leads in German Election, Schroeder Won't Concede" ring any bells - the votes in Saxony were not all counted. I wonder who their Jesse Jackson is??

[bmwcyle]

Here we go again.

[Lunkhead_01]

This problem of holding on is very typical of "close" elections in countries that use the parliamentary system. With no clear winner, one or more of the loser will try to prevent the party that won the most seats from forming a government. If a government is formed, it is likely to be extremely weak, setting the stage for another election.

[fatteddy]

is this herr gore?????

[FlingWingFlyer]

I'll bet Schroeder has been on the phone with the DNC asking if they could send some operatives over to Germany to perform one of their "recount" specials.

[Vis Numar]

Exit polls don't matter, nor do headlines.

The number of parliment seats do. There, it appears, Schroeder will stay in power.

[BibChr]

1. Is "Schroeder" German for "Gore"?

2. More seriously -- does anyone know what "Christian" and "Democrat" mean, in this context?

Dan

[msnimje]

Gorehard Schroeder ???

[rineaux]

sounds like the 2000, 2004 elections. You have Clinton and the Media who still thinks he's the president. Add Al Gore and John Kerry and the whole democratic party.

Hopefully it is good bye to Schroeder.

[TravisBickle]

"I do not understand, and I'm sure that people in Germany do not understand either how the CDU could be so self-confident and so arrogant, how the CDU can make and claim political leadership from a disastrous result in these elections. I feel reconfirmed to make sure that, over the next few years, there will be a stable government under my leadership," he said.

Sounds like he's getting a bit snippy.

[freedumb2003]

More seriously -- does anyone know what "Christian" and "Democrat" mean, in this context?

Left and More Left. In Germany, Right just means Xenophobic Left. But I think Schroeder stands for Anti-American Left.

[msnimje]

[msnimje]

[rineaux]

Thats funny. dean and jackson are on a plane heading over there now.

[JoeSixPack1]

This only goes to prove that our world is divided by two well oiled propaganda machines.

[js1138]

We have lots of recount specialists here in Florida. We could ship them to Germany, unless they want to get snippy about it.

[rineaux]

thanks for including pig pen. lol.

[Savage Beast]

Well the evidence suggests that 34% of the German people have forgotten the days when it took a wheelbarrow full of German currency to buy a loaf of bread but that 35-46% of them haven't.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I guess one of the first problems they'll have to work on is designating somebody to be the "disenfranchised voters."

[noblejones]

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I'll bet Schroeder has been on the phone with the DNC asking if they could send some operatives over to Germany to perform one of their "recount" specials.
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Don't laugh; I'd bet my soul on it.