Debt woes at heart of German poll

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Series Details 7.5.10
Publication Date 07/05/2010
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Articles preview and report on the Regional (Lander) election: North Rhine-Westphalia, 9 May 2010.

The campaign was dominated by the economic crisis in Germany and the wider eurozone. In the last days, the rescue package for Greece of April 2010 seemed to have taken votes from the government side. But the plight of local council finance, and its consequences for maintaining facilities such as swimming pools and crèches, has been a top concern throughout.

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ESO: Background information: Rescue package low on agenda in battle for regional votes http://www.europeansources.info/record/rescue-package-low-on-agenda-in-battle-for-regional-votes/
Spiegel Online International, 4.5.10: 'Knife-Edge' State Election Could Curb Merkel's Power http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,692985,00.html

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