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eleusis
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Can anyone give me a snap shot explaination of how the German style “coalition”/parlimentary gov’t works? It has left me confused.
Thanks in adv.
Thanks in adv.
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gilliam
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They have a parlimentary system. The chancellor is elected by an absolute majority of the Federal Assembly for a four-year term. The elections that just occured were for members of the assembly. If one party doesn’t have an absolute majority, they can make deals (coalitions) with other parties so that the members from other parties will cast their vote for the first party’s man for chancellor.
Right now, neither of the leading contenders seems to be able to build a coalition of votes over 50 %
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Franze
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There aren´t any viable goverment, is very possible that elections would be repeated soon.
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Hildebrand
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http://www.electionworld.org/germany.htm
The election results in the link are from the 2002 election. In that election the reds (SDP) and the greens (Green Party) joined together to form a coalition government.
To form a government in the Bundestag (German Federal Diet - Parliament), your party or coalition needs 302 seats out of 603.
“Official results showed Merkel’s party (CDU/CSU) winning 225 seats, three more than the Social Democrats (222 seats). The Free Democrats got 61, the Greens 51 and the new Left Party, an alliance of ex-communists and former Social Democrats alienated by Schroeder’s efforts to trim the welfare state, 54.”
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050919/w091912.html
Usually the CDU/CSU joins with the Free Democrats to form governments when the CDU/CSU wins. But together, the CDU/CSU and FDP have only 286 seats, short of the 302 seats needed.
Usually the SDP and Greens join together to form governments when the SDP wins. But together, the SDP and GP have only 273 seats, short of the 302 seats needed.
Once or twice (maybe more) the Free Democrats joined with the SDP to form a government. But this election the Free Democrats vowed not to join the SDP. They said there would be no “traffic light government” [Reds (SDP), Yellows (FDP), and Greens[/color]].
Also, you may be wondering why doesn’t the SDP join with the greens and Left Party to form a government? Because the SDP said they will not form a coalition government with them. They do not want to give the far leftist any concessions, as parties do when they form coalition.
So the other options: CDU/CSU join with the SDP to form a government. CDU/CSU join with the FDP and “The Greens”. The later is not very likely. The former has been mentioned, but that is speculation.
The election results in the link are from the 2002 election. In that election the reds (SDP) and the greens (Green Party) joined together to form a coalition government.
To form a government in the Bundestag (German Federal Diet - Parliament), your party or coalition needs 302 seats out of 603.
“Official results showed Merkel’s party (CDU/CSU) winning 225 seats, three more than the Social Democrats (222 seats). The Free Democrats got 61, the Greens 51 and the new Left Party, an alliance of ex-communists and former Social Democrats alienated by Schroeder’s efforts to trim the welfare state, 54.”
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050919/w091912.html
Usually the CDU/CSU joins with the Free Democrats to form governments when the CDU/CSU wins. But together, the CDU/CSU and FDP have only 286 seats, short of the 302 seats needed.
Usually the SDP and Greens join together to form governments when the SDP wins. But together, the SDP and GP have only 273 seats, short of the 302 seats needed.
Once or twice (maybe more) the Free Democrats joined with the SDP to form a government. But this election the Free Democrats vowed not to join the SDP. They said there would be no “traffic light government” [Reds (SDP), Yellows (FDP), and Greens[/color]].
Also, you may be wondering why doesn’t the SDP join with the greens and Left Party to form a government? Because the SDP said they will not form a coalition government with them. They do not want to give the far leftist any concessions, as parties do when they form coalition.
So the other options: CDU/CSU join with the SDP to form a government. CDU/CSU join with the FDP and “The Greens”. The later is not very likely. The former has been mentioned, but that is speculation.
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Hildebrand
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This article sums it up nicely: breitbart.com/news/2005/09/19/D8CNDIA8A.html
Pies, charts, maps of the election outcome:
cdu.de/dpaimport/my_wahl_buta05/html_php/content.html
Pies, charts, maps of the election outcome:
cdu.de/dpaimport/my_wahl_buta05/html_php/content.html
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