Baden-Württemberg - March 27, 2011

AICGS Coverage of the 2011 Land Elections

In what has been called a “historic” finish for the Greens and a “debacle” for the CDU, the results from the March 27 Baden-Württemberg elections include a likely Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann under a Green-Red coalition after the CDU was driven from power for the first time since the 1950s. Nuclear energy and concerns after Japan – as well as the Stuttgart 21 train station – fueled the Greens’ results, but their clear positions on issues also distinguished them from the rest of the parties. The Greens were the only party to not lose electoral share from 2006, making the results pretty dismal for the others, even the likely coalition partner SPD.

Results

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Post-Election Coverage – German

Complete coverage from Der Spiegel

Complete coverage from Die Welt

Complete coverage from Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Complete coverage from Stuttgarter Nachrichten

Complete coverage from Stuttgarter Zeitung

Complete coverage from Süddeutsche Zeitung

Complete coverage from ZDF

“Grünen machen Wahlkampf spannend,” Die Tageszeitung, April 7, 2011.

“Die Suche nach einem grünen Kanzler ist verfrüht,” By Lorenz Maroldt, Der Tagesspiegel, April 7, 2011.

“Bevor der Wecker klingelt – Grüne im Glück,” By Marie Preuß, Cicero, April 7, 2011.