German Elections & Politics

[justfollowingtheelections]

I find this polls hard to swallow, Schultz really had this effect that SPD is now polling 10% more than a month ago? I somehow doubt it

Gabriel was part of the Merkel administration.  Schulz isn't.  There's nothing strange about this.  It would be great to see a watermelon coalition under Schulz with SPC, the Greens and Die Linke (this couldn't possibly happen with Gabriel).

[justfollowingtheelections]

I find this polls hard to swallow, Schultz really had this effect that SPD is now polling 10% more than a month ago? I somehow doubt it

Gabriel was part of the Merkel administration.  Schulz isn't.  There's nothing strange about this.  It would be great to see a watermelon coalition under Schulz with SPC, the Greens and Die Linke (this couldn't possibly happen with Gabriel).

Why, or why would anybody want the Left in a coalition? What is such a coalition supposed to achieve? Joining Trump and Putin in partitioning Europe? But, then, why would somebody like Schulz and the Greens want it?

What is the objective of inviting one of the tow illiberal German parties into the government?

Note: none of Merkel supporters are suggesting it would be great to get AfD in. That, by itself, is a good reason to supprot Merkel.

Die Linke isn't what it used to be.  Plus the 3 parties are already in a watermelon coalition in Thuringia and there have been a lot of discussions between the 3 parties.  I know you're a right winger so I probably can't convince you, but calling Die Linke illiberal in 2017 is false.