Germany's Gathering Crisis: The 2005 Federal Election and the Grand Coalition
(Part of the New Perspectives in German Political Studies Series)
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The German Elections of September 2005 marked a defining moment in post-unification German politics. It signalled the end of Chancellor Schr der's Social Democrat (SPD)-led government (a year before the end of its term) and a narrow election victory of Germany's first ever female Chancellor, Angela Merkel (CDU). Ultimately, a Grand Coalition made up of the two main parties - the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) - took office for only the second time in the history of the Federal Republic. Gerhard Schr der presented his decision to engineer new elections as a reaction to a particular crisis - the absence of a majority within Germany to push through reforms. This book deals with the gathering crisis during the Red-Green government (1998-2005) and the government's efforts to impose a reform agenda upon the country, the impact of the 2005 federal elections on the German political landscape, and provides an evaluation of the success of the Grand Coalition in meeting these challenges since 2005.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0230516858
ISBN13:9780230516854
Release Date:December 2008
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:253 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"
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