CIAO DATE: 01/2010
October 2009
Finnish Institute for International Affairs
On September 27th Germany went to the polls. The outcome-a clear mandate for a coalition between Christian Democrats (CDU) and Liberals (FDP)-demonstrates the frustration many voters felt with Germany's grand coalition government after four years of muddling through. But do the elections also indicate greater public support for change and reforms? And will the new German government have the right recipes and enough determination to tackle Germany's long-standing problems?
Resource link: Germany after the elections: A liberal dawn? [PDF] - 1.8M