Electoral College

[Armin]

Armin, I am not sure if this has changed much, but while I was in Italy, there were enough parties with enough support that most PM's were leading a coalition. 

Speaking on the German side, is it fair to say that the multi party texture of your Parliament (I am at the moment blanking on the German word for it, is it Bundestag?) has polarized into a virtual two party system?  I am a bit out of date on German politics these days, other than to have heard that an anti Bush campaign did Gerhardt Schroeder more good than it did John Kerry!  (Or, so it seems in retrospect.)

Occhi
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A virtual 2-party system? I'd wish :P

Currently, of the 5 partys in the German Bundestag, 4 spout so much of the same neoliberal drivel that it could make one sick.

And yes, speaking out against the invasion pretty much got Schroeder reelected. Damn. And now we're stuck with the idiot... <_<