Amazing
how the two big German political parties have spun their election loss in a win.
Does it count to say ‘Ha-ha we won because we lost seats but we are still a couple of seats ahead of you’ or ‘Ha-ha we won because you weren’t able to get the majority’. The real winners are the small parties on the right (FDP) and the left (PDS).
Forming a coalition with those voting results and a loss for both major political parties has an interesting consequence: either both major parties are going to form a coalition together or both of them are going to try to form a coalition with at least two smaller parties.