October 10, 2005
German Elections
:Germany will have its first ever women leading the government. Conservative Angela Merkel, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union, announced today that the CDU would be leading a grand coalition at the head of the German government. The coalition was necessary to form a working government after an election three weeks ago that left no party with enough seats to form a governing block. Meanwhile, Schroeder’s Social Democrats will retain seats on the cabinet leading the key ministries of Foreign, Finance, Justice, and Labor.
(Filed under: Europe, Germany)
October 3, 2005
German Elections
:Nearly two-and-a-half weeks after a deadlocked election, Germany still does not have a government elected. Neither Chancellor Gerhard Schroder’s Social Democrats nor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union won a majority of seats during this election. It has led to widespread belief that the two parties would create a super-coalition in government together. At this moment, there has not been an agreement of what this coalition would look like.