On Sun, 18 Sep 2005, Doug Henwood wrote:
> [CDU+CSU+FDP = 46.1%. SPD+Left+Greens = 49.9%. So why can't there be a "left"
> coalition?]
Because the SPD and the Greens refuse to ally with the Left party.
That's sort of the story of the election. The majority that voted Schroeder in hated him for turning right. They don't want Merkel because she's farther right. They signaled that they want him to turn left. And he and the Greens refuse.
Michael