Seems like NRW is heading for a grand coalition. The only thing this will do is bring CDU and SPD further down there, I am sure. FDP and Greens will both gain greatly, and die Linke a bit. The only thing that could save the SPD would be continuing succes on the federal level. The CDU is f.cked unless they manage to become into opposition on the federal level before and the SPD makes something stupid in that time.
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,623633,00.html What a dramatic drop in popularity for FDP (not even 1 year after the elections)! And Mr. Westerwelle was dreaming about catching SPD soon...**smile, smile**
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12876083 It looks like the German government has been confronted with another "disaster" tonight, losing another important federal state (this one for the 1st time in history, btw) ... so Angela Merkel is facing the tough time I predicted last year. I bet she's gonna "enjoy" the remaining time of the current election period by trying to govern against a strong center left/left opposition. Btw: What happened in the actually very conservative - like Bavaria - southern state Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart) tonight, is some kind of "Green Revolution" ... as it very likely becomes the first federal state in German history to be governed by a Green prime-minister (in a coalition with the center-left SPD)! Mr. Mappus rightfully got punished for his arrogance concerning the "Stuttgart 21" main station project and the nuclear energy issue.