{"id":43071,"date":"2013-09-21T14:34:05","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T11:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=43071"},"modified":"2013-09-21T14:34:05","modified_gmt":"2013-09-21T11:34:05","slug":"german-election-2013looks-like-angela-merkel-wins-again-breaking-news-43071","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/german-election-2013looks-like-angela-merkel-wins-again-breaking-news-43071\/","title":{"rendered":"German Election 2013:Looks like Angela Merkel wins again \/ Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For Angela Merkel, the euro-skeptic become a problem. Creates the protest party to jump into the Bundestag, the black and yellow could cost power.<\/h1>\n

The German chancellor Angela Merkel \u00a0has governed since 2009 with the liberal, pro-business party Free Democrats (FDP), led by her foreign minister Guido Westerwelle.<\/p>\n

But he has presided over a significant fall in support during the euro crisis, with some polls putting the FDP below the 5% threshold needed to enter the national parliament, or Bundestag.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the rise of the anti-euro AfD, or Alternative for Germany party, could steal votes away from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), making a so-called Grand Coalition with the Social Democrats (SPD) essential to govern.<\/p>\n

Ms Merkel’s main opponent Peer Steinbrueck of the SPD has stepped up his attacks on the chancellor, accusing her of leading an inept government, incapable of dealing with the debt crisis.<\/p>\n

While the German leader has been demonised abroad for her approach to the euro crisis, it has been bread and butter issues which have dominated the election campaign.<\/p>\n

Tax, child benefits, healthcare and pensions have all trumped the euro crisis and foreign policy on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n

In recent days attention has focused on whistleblower Edward Snowden’s revelations that the US National Security Agency spied on German citizens.<\/p>\n

Surveillance is a touchy subject in Germany for obvious reasons, and the SPD have been attacking Ms Merkel for appearing unperturbed when the scandal broke.<\/p>\n

Opposition parties have also accused Ms Merkel of stealing popular measures from other parties’ manifestos in order to neutralise their appeal at the polls.<\/p>\n

She finally agreed to a minimum wage in certain professions, which was pushed by the SPD, and also staged a remarkable volte-face over energy, by announcing she would phase out all German nuclear power reactors by 2022.<\/p>\n

That was supported by the Greens.<\/p>\n

But despite the occasional sparkler, this campaign has been short of fireworks to enthuse and excite the electorate.<\/p>\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 15)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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