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“Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats were deemed the big winners on election night, increasing their vote to almost 15 percent. Yet almost a week later, there are concerns that the party and its leader Guido Westerwelle may not be capable of pushing through their demands in a future coalition with Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats.”

Spiegel Germany’s leading newsweekly, looks at reaction to the Free Democrat surge in Germany’s late September election http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,652848,00.html

The Free Democrats received nearly 15%; the Social Democrats declined to about 23%. Left-wing Social Democrats voted for The Left Party while other ex-SDP voters opted for the Liberals. This dynamic should continue as the Free Democrats emerge as a viable alternative in future elections.