Die linke's predecessor PDS fell below 5% and only won 2 constituency seats in East Berlin in 2002 but die Linke is still projected to win about 7% of the national vote and is projected to win 5 cons… (View Post)

I was very surprised the CDU/CSU did not choose Söder in the first place. Even considering Laschet's major flaws I'm surprised at the scale of the CDU/CSU implosion and that they've fallen below 25%.… (View Post)

I'm sceptical about the prospects of an SPD-Green-FDP coalition at the national level even though there has been a successful one in Rhineland Palatinate since 2016. That said the FDP collapsed talks… (View Post)

At the moment looks like neither CDU/CSU-Green or CDU/SPD will get a majority so the FDP will have to be brought in as well. I can see CDU/CSU-FDP-SPD happening considering CDU/CSU-FDP-Green (Jamaica… (View Post)

Hard to say about the next election. I would say only a handful of seats like Wimbledon, Guildford and South Cambs are near certain gains for the LDs but I think the long term future for the LDs in p… (View Post)