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Germany: CDU/FDP Coalition Fails to Win Majority
Sep 19, 2005 | 01:41 GMT
Summary
Christian Democratic Union leader Angela Merkel and her party's coalition partner the Free Democratic Party failed to win a majority in the Bundestag in Germany's hotly contested Sept. 18 elections. Germany now faces two possibilities: an Italian-style bout of political instability or a "grand coalition" which could well result in a stalled political quagmire.
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