Münchhausen manifestos as Germany goes to the polls

Author writes that none of the manifestoes of the major political parties in the September 2009 federal elections can be implemented in real life. In reality parties will have to come together in coalitions and abandon their manifesto claims.

Spiegel Online International, 18.8.09: Parties Shun Truth in German Election Race http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,643396,00.html

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

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