Re: [Marxism] Merkel's conservatives lose support in two state elections

[Einde O'Callaghan <einde@xxxxxx>]

Walter Lippmann schrieb:
> ("The biggest surprise in Lower Saxony was the poor showing of the
> Social Democrats. The party, won only 30 percent of the vote compared
> with 33.4 percent in 2003.
> 
> ("But the Left Party, a newcomer to German politics which consists of
> former East German communists, West German trade unionists and
> traditional Social Democrats, won 6.9 percent of the vote according
> to the preliminary results. Until last week, most of the opinion
> polls suggested that the Left Party would be elected to the state
> legislature in Hesse and not Lower Saxony. But the Left Party had won
> 4.9 percent of the vote in Hesse, just short of the 5 percent of the
> vote in Hesse, the minimum required to enter the state and federal
> Parliament.")

Actually the final results for the Left were 7.1% in Lower Saxony and 
5.1% in Hessse, so they are now represented in both parliaments.

Einde O'Callaghan

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