Austria as a German state (Federal & State election results)

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A rough scenario, how this could have happened

It is said, that Berija and his likings weren't very interested in Germany, especially after the 17th of July. So if they had succeeded it probably would open a window for German reunification in a neutralist manner (no Nato and Montanunion integration and now ousting of the SED/KPD/KPÖ whatsoever. Maybe the Germany-USSR-relations would have some Finnish style in it.

Konrad Adenauer sees the possibility of bringing the Austrian brethren home (Centre Party had at least some "großdeutsch" allures at the beginning), to balance the loss of the Western integration possibility, to bring the catholics home and balance protestant dominance. Austria is hoping for more security and economic benefits from the unified nation. ÖVP seems to be more in favor, the "third camp" obviously, SPÖ is quite reluctant. In a referndum the motion to achieve unity passes 52 percent.

Longer negotiation between the allied powers and the three governments start and lead to the 1954 23rd October Paris treaty which is highly disputed in Germany as unified Germany has to accept the Oder-Neiße-border and some reservations of the allied forces in what is the official peace treaty of WW II.

The transition phase is iffy, especially in the GDR. SED feels betrayed by the USSR. They claim it to be a tactical restart. The negotiations lead to the solution, that many changes of economy, agriculture (land reform!) and society in the former GDR may stay the way they are.

Adenauer is percieved as the chancellor of unity and fairly popular by many, the German right wing sees him as the "chancellor of betrayal" for giving away the eastern territories. Some even call him "the new Esau" (although the Austrian wouldn't call Austria a mess of pottage of course).

SED collapses to its communist core and some left wing socialists who think that a renewal is possible, merges with KPÖ and KPD (which had to be relegalized). The communists still do not know what to do about their name, identity and what their prospects are as they lost support of the USSR. Vote shares in the East will be higher, because of those who benefited from land reform and so on. They start as highly polarizing figures and quite unreformed, claiming to "prevent the achievements of socialism from counter-revolution, but also try to use "socialist unity" rhethorics. Wilhelm Pieck is their leading candidate.
They start with about 15 percent in the old East, 5 percent in Austria and 3 percent in the old West

The "Gesamtdeutscher Block/Block der Heimatvertriebenen und Entrechteten" is merging with the Austrian right wing and the right wing of the FDP and also protestand nationalists from the CDU and some the remnatnts of the NDPD (some claim them to be a fifth column, though) under the name of "Gesamtdeutscher Block/ Deutschnationale Partei". They clearly want their east back.

CDU merges with CSU (they are quite in danger at this time) and ÖVP under this name, though their state chapters may change their name

FDP is reduced to their liberal protestant bourgeois cores. They also start quite high in East Germany, but very low in Austria for obvious reasons

SPD is still pre-Godesberg and is nominating Ollenhauer (as ususal). They are starting well in the industrial regions of the east, their traditional strongholds, but fail to overcome Adenauer's popularity.

German Party is still competing on its own and tries to compete in protestant rural areas of East Germany.

The party system of East Germany also sees some own creations: The "Movement of 17th July" which is a staunchly anti-communist protest party, that claims the parties of the centre-right would be "soft towards marxism" and the "Deutsche Reformpartei" who is vastly an offshot of people from the block parties who were more integrated into the GDR system.

In Austria there is an "Austrian Party" that is calling for greater autonomy and is campaignin together with Bavarian Party, Centre party, the Christian People's Party of Saar and other regionalists in a "Federalist Union"

The national assembly of Frankfurt that is elected on the symbolic date of 18th of may

(I think, I should do an election game out of this, but well...)