Germany’s ‘Jamaica’ coalition bolsters Merkel

Article reports that allies of German Chancellor Angela Merkel have welcomed October 2009 the formation of the first “Jamaica” coalition of Christian Democrats, liberals and Greens in Saarland, a move that could decisively improve the German chancellor’s prospects of winning a third federal term in 2013.

ESO: Background information: Germany: Parliamentary Election, 27 September 2009 (Federal Election) http://www.europeansources.info/record/germany-parliamentary-election-27-september-2009-federal-election/

Deutsche Welle, 11.10.09: The Greens set to form coalition with conservatives in Saarland http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4782214,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 12.10.09: 'The Greens Are About to Churn Up Germany's Party System' http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,654623,00.html

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