Germany left-of-center opposition won a thin victory than chancellor Angela merkel's coalition government one of the main national elections on Sunday, deal with setbacks in search of her third term at the helm in Europe's largest economy in the later this year.
The opposition social Democrats and greens won the single seat state sports parliamentary majority, override ms merkel of conservative Christian democratic union marriage market has been in operation for ten years of the northwest region of liberal Democratic Party alliance. The same parties form the state government.
In the national parliament is expected to September, and old merkel will seek another term of four years. She and her party is riding in the national polls, but opposition hope she is weak, the sports vote will be displayed.
Merkel social democratic challenger, George steinbrenner law g has a sputtering activity results may improve.
"Tonight gave us the real wind national elections," said carter Lynn goering ECKARDT, George steinbrenner law grams of Allies, leader of the green party. "We can and will change (the center-right coalition."
However, the result of the close also highlights a chaotic results in September, and the possibility of no clear winner.
In Sunday's election, the main problem is the support of the liberal Democrats have erosion is serious, because they took part in the merkel national government in 2009 will win in the state legislature won 5% of seats required. In the last few months have suggested that they may not vote.
Liberal Democratic Party won 9.9% of the vote, tactics, the leadership of the vote by Angela merkel conservative supporters say thank. Many people choose the small spa "good policy of solid budget, safe working and good education, can continue to say," ms merkel party general secretary, Herman Groehe.
Although David McAllister, the cdu governor, promote the conservative support, 36%, 42.5%, sports in 2008, the last time the popularity of the election. They finished as the largest single party, but lower than expected.
Now has lost control of the four states of the Christian democratic union and the combination of the liberal Democrats, because small parties to join ms merkel's government in 2009.
At the national level, the image of the alliance is not good, and the liberal Democrats, far of the quarrels with his government would often. At the same time, Angela merkel and her party, has been driven by appear relatively strong economy, low unemployment and the headmaster's heart of stone processing European debt crisis.
Sunday's vote may calm intense recent hype is liberal Democratic Party will force them to mess up leaders, vice principal Philip Roesler, his home is the sports form state.
Roesler announced Sunday for his party's "a great day".
Merkel also profit so far, from the fall, the former finance minister Mr Steinbruck said, the President had so little income - add your own high income speech debate in recent weeks caused the criticism.
His party in its weakness slightly better, five years ago, sports, 32.6% vote. Its Allies, the green party and make more profits, 13.7%. This gives them 49 and twenty seats, one in hannover state parliament, the CDU 54 and liberal Democratic Party of 14.
Opposition leaders believe that their overall income and loss of the center-right found that change a left-of-center government is in Berlin, despite a recent poll for.
George steinbrenner law g admitted that his recent troubles, although there is no help.
"I know it clearly that, is there any wind from Berlin, and I also know, my responsibility to bear a certain share," he told supporters. And he said, he felt a certain amount of "relief" results.
Two drainage support, in recent years left-of-center party, the left party and pirate party, failed to get enough votes, the legislature Sunday into sports.
Change the sports will give the opposition in the senate parliament, it represents the Germany's most of the 16 states.
Although the actual effect is limited, it will enable to show their plan, German social Democratic Party and the green party policy measures to lower house - ms merkel alliance control - if they call for national mandatory minimum wage problem.
However, it still can see whether they are able to build momentum, prevent merkel keep power - may be looking for a new coalition partners.
The votes in the first eight months, "so much change, I'm just saying we should be careful, such result projection to the national level," lothar proletarian booth characteristic, werder Bremen university political scientists, in accepting the phoenix TV.
 



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