Potsdam - After the local elections in Brandenburg will employ sicham Monday, the parties with the outcome.
Especially in the CDU would break out a debate about the cause ihrerNiederlage. They originally wanted to defend their 2003 eroberteStellung the strongest political force, and landed jetztabgeschlagen behind the SPD and Left Party, which fought a neck-and-neck race.
After counting nearly all precincts left SPDund come to 25.8 or 24.7 percent of the vote, the CDUauf 19.8 percent. The election turnout was 50.3 percent deutlichhöher than 2003 (45.8 percent).
Despite the appeals of many prominent politicians to choose keinerechtsextremen parties, these are most likely to be represented inden counties. The preliminary Endergebniswird expected until Monday afternoon.
According to the Office fürStatistik Berlin-Brandenburg, the FDP and Bündnis 90/DieGrünen comes to 7.3 to 4.6 percent. The far-right NPD achieved landesweit1, 8, the DVU 1.6 percent. UndListenvereinigungen independent groups of voters opted for a total of 12.4 percent.
The SPD regional chairman and Prime Minister Matthias Platzecksagte on Sunday night: `I would mehrgewünscht me one or two percent." `If we are the strongest force we have Zielerreicht ours." The chairman of the Left Party, Thomas North, said derErgebnistrend corresponded to expectations.
The CDU would interfere with ihremErgebnis `into heavy waters." Brandenburg CDU-Chef Ulrich Junghanns conceded `bitter losses a". `That may be nichtkleinreden" he told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. `The CDU wirdsich deal with the challenging election results."
