Auf Wiedersehen, PDS ?
A brief initial look at the results of the German general election. by Matt Heaney, Berlin (23.09.2002) A fuller analysis of the result and what it means for the left and the working class in Germany and elsewhere will appear soon. "Exciting" and "German general election" are two thoughts that have not connected with each other in most people's minds for many years. And even when it might look close - and, just imagine, the "choices" on offer were even more than vaguely different - the way the results are counted and presented could not be done in a duller manner. No "over to Cologne town hall...