segunda-feira, setembro 19, 2005

Angie

"(...)It is extraordinary that the result should have been so very close after a campaign which began with a 23-point lead for Ms Merkel's centre-right CDU and ended with its worst performance ever. (...) Supporters of the SPD and Green coalition contrasted him favourably with Tony Blair for attacking George Bush and opposing war in Iraq during the 2002 election, while the Atlanticist Ms Merkel flew loyally to Washington. (....)