The CDU/CSU’s election victory is in stark contrast to the experiences of other Christian Democratic parties across Europe.

Bale, Tim and Krouwel, André (2013) The CDU/CSU’s election victory is in stark contrast to the experiences of other Christian Democratic parties across Europe. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (23 Sep 2013). Website.

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On Sunday, Angela Merkel’s CDU/CSU won 41.5 per cent of the vote in Germany’s federal election, falling just short of an absolute majority of seats in the Bundestag. Tim Bale and André Krouwel note that the success of Germany’s Christian Democrats is at odds with their sister parties across Western Europe. The strength of Merkel’s leadership, and the fact that the CDU/CSU have not faced strong competition from right-wing populist parties, might offer a partial explanation for this success.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2017 13:06
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 19:00
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72382

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