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August 30 Land Elections - Links and Media Coverage
On August 30, the Länder of Saarland, Saxony, and Thuringia held Landtag elections that have been billed as foreshadowing the September 27 federal elections. AICGS has compiled links and media coverage surrounding these elections, which are available below. Please check the AICGS election 2009 blog for more coverage of the 2009 federal election.
English Links
"Merkel is the Message," By Dr. Jackson Janes, September 4, 2009.
"Not Yet in Angela Merkel's Bag," The Economist, September 3, 2009.
"The Drama Deutschland Needs," By Simon Tisdall, The Guardian (UK), September 2, 2009.
"A Surging Left?" By Eric Langenbacher, AICGS Election 2009 Blog, September 1, 2009.
"Big Parties' Woes Transform German Politics," By Judy Dempsey, International Herald Tribune, August 31, 2009.
"Voters Give Germany's Parties a Wake-Up Call," By Claus Christian Malzahn, Der Spiegel, August 31, 2009.
"Merkel's Conservatives Suffer Heavy Losses in State Elections," Der Spiegel, August 30, 2009.
"German Left Hopes to Unsettle Merkel in State Votes," By Noah Barkin, Reuters, August 30, 2009.
"State Election Results no Boost for SPD," By Jan Techau, AICGS Election 2009 Blog, August 30, 2009.
"Merkel Facing a Communist Resurgence in German Elections," By Robert Marquand, Christian Science Monitor, August 31, 2009.
"A Decisive Weekend?" By Jörg Siegmund, AICGS Election 2009 Blog, August 29, 2009.
"Ghosts of Germany's Communist Past Return for Election," By Erik Kirschbaum, Reuters, August 28, 2009.
German Links
"CDU kneift vor Analyse der Wahldebakel," By Sebastian Fischer und Philipp Wittrock, Der Spiegel, September 4, 2009.
"Die Kleinen geben den Ton an," By Christiane Gläser, DPA, September 4, 2009.
"Saarland-Grüne hadern mit Lafontaines Genossen," By Björn Hengst, Der Spiegel, September 4, 2009.
"Linksbündnis im Saarland? Grüne: Klarheit bis zur Wahl," N-tv.de, September 4, 2009.
"Abhängig von den Kleinen," By Georg Paul Hefty, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, September 2, 2009.
"Linksbündnisse schaden der SPD," Focus Online, September 2, 2009.
"Union denkt an Jamaika, doch die Grünen graust es davor," By Ansgar Graw, Die Welt, September 1, 2009.
"CDU stellt sich hinter Müller," N-tv.de, September 3, 2009.
"Beck offen für rot-rote Bündnisse," Focus Online, September 1, 2009.
"Angela Merkel bleibt beim Schlafkampf," By Lutz Kinkel, Stern, August 31, 2009.
"Ringen um die Macht im Saarland," By Sebastian Raabe, DPA, August 31, 2009.
"SPD will in Thüringen und Saarland Ministerpräsidenten stellen," By Günther Lachmann, Die Welt, August 31, 2009.
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