Reply #5: Thanks for pointing that out

[brentspeak]

You are correct:

http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/90166

German voters punish Merkel for EU bailout

Monday 10 May 2010


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German voters punish Merkel for EU bailout
Monday 10 May 2010
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Voters in Germany's industrial heartland dealt Chancellor Angela Merkel's right-wing coalition a stinging defeat in a regional election on Sunday destroying her majority in the upper house of parliament the Bundesrat.

The electorate of North Rhine-Westphalia ditched Ms Merkel's CDU-FDP coalition in a backlash against her drive to spend billions propping up the euro.

The CDU won 34.6 per cent of the vote, 10 points down on five years ago and its worst showing in the state since World War II, while the FDP garnered 6.7 per cent, leaving the pro-business partners with a total of 80 seats in the 187-seat state legislature.

The main opposition Social Democrats (SDP) won 67 seats with 34.5 per cent, and the Greens 12 seats with 12.1 per cent.

The socialist Left Party won 5.6 per cent, giving it 11 seats.