Tuesday, April 12, 2011

GERMANY - The Greens, the minor party become very large

It is a revolution that will have repercussions throughout the country. The Greens are the big winners this Sunday elections. They have improved so much that they participate in government in Rhineland-Palatinate [with 15.3% of the vote, up 10.7 over previous elections, they will make alliance with the Social Democrats of outgoing Minister-President Kurt Beck] and even give the first minister-president [Winfried Kretschmann] in Baden-Württemberg, a state that was in the hands of the Christian Democrats for fifty-eight.

Rarely has a regional election been more important nationally than in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Angela Merkel will have to explain to his party on the collapse of the CDU. She will hold office for lack of alternatives but we can expect some tough policy conflicts within its ranks. The conservative wing fears for its survival and will feel good to modernization.

FDP [Liberal Party, an ally of the ruling coalition, the election loser] does not continue as before. The proposed black-yellow government therefore threatened with a premature end. The nuclear disaster in Japan has certainly had an impact on the outcome of the poll but the Greens can remember correctly that no one except themselves has warned against the dangers of nuclear power as consistently.

And no other party has fought at this point the nuclear lobby with all means available. The citizens know that Germany now needs the core competencies of the Greens to develop an energy policy and economic future. For over thirty years since the Greens have announced a milestone in the field of energy.

After their triumph, it is clear that it has begun. With their victory, the Greens have finally become a major party. They can celebrate but it also means they must take responsibility. Hiding behind the SPD on social issues such as reforms [neoliberal] Hartz IV is no longer possible. It's time to announce the color.

The big loser in this election is obviously [the outgoing Minister-President] Stefan Mappus. It is because of its policy of bulldozing the CDU stronghold has fallen. The citizens no longer accept this way of doing politics. They require more involvement and credibility. Voters in Baden-Wuerttemberg have shown that it would lead to anything, including voting.

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