Comments on: The Gay Chancellor? http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/the-gay-chancellor/ European Opinion Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Oliver http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/the-gay-chancellor/comment-page-1/#comment-15990 Oliver Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:50:50 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2684#comment-15990 Especially regarding the growing conflict in this government. Especially regarding the growing conflict in this government.

]]> By: Alex http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/the-gay-chancellor/comment-page-1/#comment-15989 Alex Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:57:25 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2684#comment-15989 Beck would be in pole position in the event of a fliegende Koalitionswechsel, what with his connections with the FDP..and that is historically the most likely form of changing a government in Germany. Beck would be in pole position in the event of a fliegende Koalitionswechsel, what with his connections with the FDP..and that is historically the most likely form of changing a government in Germany.

]]> By: Oliver http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/the-gay-chancellor/comment-page-1/#comment-15988 Oliver Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:23:04 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2684#comment-15988 Yet, the SPD-led government was not only re-elected, its share of votes even increased modestly. Why? Because it didn't. The coalition as opposed to the SPD fell from 52% to 44%. He has been saved by the 5% hurdle only. The SPD's gain was only 1.1%. He's just very lucky that Schröder gave up. Otherwise he'd be toast now. perception that the CDU is a Western party In Berlin, that's a truth, not a perception. They don't want to accept that West Berlin no longer exists. Still, if he wants the top job in German politics, he has quite a way to go. He'd have to perform a regicide. Beck won't yield easily. Wowereit may be the candidate after the next candidate, but he's unlikely to be the next candidate. Yet, the SPD-led government was not only re-elected, its share of votes even increased modestly. Why?

Because it didn’t. The coalition as opposed to the SPD fell from 52% to 44%. He has been saved by the 5% hurdle only. The SPD’s gain was only 1.1%. He’s just very lucky that Schröder gave up. Otherwise he’d be toast now.

perception that the CDU is a Western party

In Berlin, that’s a truth, not a perception. They don’t want to accept that West Berlin no longer exists.

Still, if he wants the top job in German politics, he has quite a way to go.

He’d have to perform a regicide. Beck won’t yield easily. Wowereit may be the candidate after the next candidate, but he’s unlikely to be the next candidate.

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