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Germany facing a stagnant political split


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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13...1779057,00.html

 

GERMANY is heading for a damaging political stalemate, with opinion polls suggesting the outcome of Sunday’s general election is desperately close.

 

Gerhard Schröder, the Chancellor, who has been trailing in the polls since calling an early election in May, has narrowed the gap on Angela Merkel, his conservative challenger. Although his Social Democrats are unlikely to win, their late surge could deprive Frau Merkel’s coalition of Christian Democrats and Free Democrats of a majority.

 

Political analysts fear that if the latest polls are borne out in the election, the rival left and right-wing parties will be forced into an unworkable alliance, leaving Europe with a weak and ineffectively run country at its very heart.

 

election on a Sunday?

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QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Sep 13, 2005 -> 03:28 PM)

Makes a lot more sense than running it on a Tuesday...at least people are off of work.

 

Are they allowed to set up polling places at churches in Germany? That'd be another useful piece.

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