Quick recap:
- Latest projections suggest a five-fraction Bundestag. If so, a CDU/CSU-SPD coalition under a (rather humbled) Merz looks likely.
- FDP and BSW both close to 5%. If *either* of them hits that bar, a bipartite coalition becomes impossible and everything gets messier.
Gregor Gysi, one of Left’s “silver haired” trio of viable constituency candidates (who helped make it plausible - as parties that win 3 constituencies override 5% hurdle), attributes party success to its new-found unity. Subtext: Wagenknecht’s breakaway made Left stronger.
CDU will probably hook up with SPD for the majority
But it might be more interesting to have the CDU the greens and the left party as a way to help Ukraine win and preserve Germany & Europe from being overrun by Russian Nazis
Long shot, but what do you think of the chances of that 3 coalition?
It's really quite an argument for splitting your party into parties with clear ideologies in proportional rep systems - went from 5% for the left to 9%, and the new splinter party also has 5, so overall a 5 -> 14% improvement
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- Latest projections suggest a five-fraction Bundestag. If so, a CDU/CSU-SPD coalition under a (rather humbled) Merz looks likely.
- FDP and BSW both close to 5%. If *either* of them hits that bar, a bipartite coalition becomes impossible and everything gets messier.
But it might be more interesting to have the CDU the greens and the left party as a way to help Ukraine win and preserve Germany & Europe from being overrun by Russian Nazis
Long shot, but what do you think of the chances of that 3 coalition?
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