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Merkel & CDU win in local German state of Saarland – but lose less important Municipal elections in Frankfurt to SPD – commentary by Emil Hoogensteyn

Sunday, March 25th, 2012
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[Berlin - 25th March 2011 - EH]

Merkel & CDU wins in local German state of Saarland – but lose less important Municipal elections in Frankfurt to SPD

Angela Merkel and her CDU party won local elections today in the small but densely populated State of Saarland – but her Liberal/FDP allies lost big-time getting just 1.2 % of the votes – part of [...] Continue Reading…

Chancellor Merkel actually makes gains in Berlin local election- Piraten Partei win first seats! – Incumbent SDP Mayor Wowereit wins third term as expected – commentary by Emil Hoogensteyn

Monday, September 19th, 2011
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Angela Merkel – foto Wikipedia – author Armin Linnartz
For many if not most British and American news sources today’s Berlin election proves once again that as usual when reporting Europe the policy is ‘any-news-is-bad-news’.

Look at the following misleading headlines.

“Merkel and eurosceptic allies beaten in Berlin” from Reuters – http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/18/germany-election-idUSL5E7KI0N420110918

“Merkel party loses in Berlin poll” BBC News – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14966358

“Merkel’s CDU Suffers Defeat in [...] Continue Reading…