Saved by the Danes; German politics.(After the vote in Schleswig-Holstein) From: The Economist (US) | Date: February 26, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Searching for answers to the Schleswig-Holstein question

IT WAS like Florida all over again, only instead of counting dimpled chads, they counted Danes. If another 745 citizens (of 1.5m) had voted for the opposition in Schleswig-Holstein on February 20th, the centre-left coalition would have lost power in the state, which shares a border with Denmark. As it is, the Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens are likely to stay in office thanks only to a Danish minority party that d...

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