[GPSCC-chat] Fw: Greens win BIG, very BIG in So.Germany!

[Caroline Yacoub]

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From: Bob Marsh <bob at marsh.name>
>Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:16:28 -0700
>Subject: Greens win BIG, very BIG in So.Germany!
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>In the state of Baden-Wurttemberg in Southern Germany (home to 11M people) the 
>Greens got enough votes to become the lead party in a potential coalition with 
>the Social Democrats (SDP). The Greens and SDP combined received 57.3% of the 
>votes and the Greens got 1% more votes than the SDP, an amazing result!
>
>This is what can happen when states adopt proportional representation.
>
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12876083
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