Landslide defeat in Bavaria likely to complicate political constellations in Berlin

[Skybird]

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...581077,00.html

Usually, elections in one federal state of Germany are relatively uninteresting for an international audience. But due to the implications for the next national elections in one year, with this election it may be different. It compares to a revolution.

[Thomen]

Originally Posted by Skybird

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...581077,00.html

Usually, elections in one federal state of Germany are relatively uninteresting for an international audience. But due to the implications for the next national elections in one year, with this election it may be different. It compares to a revolution.

Nah, it wont be that bad. Was about time that the 'monopol' was broken.

Indeed, the only party that didn't benefit from the collapse of the CSU was the hapless Social Democrats.

That's at least something.

[Skybird]

And the alliance of SED and Communists didn't make it, that is even more!

[Thomen]

Originally Posted by Skybird

And the alliance of SED and Communists didn't make it, that is even more!

I take it the Republicans didn't show up this time? hehe

[August]

Originally Posted by Thomen

I take it the Republicans didn't show up this time? hehe

They're lurking in the Ardennes forest preparing to invade in a reverse von Schliffen move....