Germany: Elections Over, Uncertainty Remains

... not become a rule: the CDU/CSU and the SDP should remain political rivals. The opinion that the party can only be revitalized through strong parliamentary opposition which, on the one hand, would allow the party’s members to harshly criticize the CDU/CSU, while on the other hand counteracting the AfD faction asserting itself in Bundestag. Otherwise, the AfD will become the leading opposition force. The Social Democrats do not have any new breakthrough projects (such as a minimum wage, for instance) that must be realized. The probability that ...