>At the moment it seems the PDS does not want to enter a coalition with the
>Schröder-SPD. Obviously a tactical move: They think they can gain more from
>opposition.
Interesting.
I see Schroeder has just specifically refuted a claim that he had forbidden the Brandenburg SPD to enter into a coalition with the PDS. He is on record publically that he thinks Stolpe should have a free hand to decide which coalition partner to pursue, the PDS or the CDU.
So both the PDS and the SPD are now keen to deny they are against a coalition they probably do not want. German parliamentary politics are so subtle!
At least the anti-communism is blunted.
My impression is that Gysi holds his own effectively enough in tv round table debates.
Chris Burford
London