Today 18 January, 2009 the German state of Hesse held parliamentary elections. This is election is widely expected to show who will win the upcoming Federal election which will take place on 27 September. Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won 37,2% of the vote, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won 23,7%, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) won 16,2%, The Green Party won 13.7%, and Die Linke won 5.4%.
In this election I was supporting The National Democratic Party (NPD) of Ugo Voigt. The NPD received more than 23.000 votes in the state. The National Democratic Party recently has been under pressure due the the certain members of the Reichstag attempted to ban them, and also NPD members recently attempted to assassinate a German Police Chief. I was supporting them because of their anti-European and anti-Liberal tendencies. I also believe Turkish immigration is bad for Germany. Turkish immigrants have the reputation of committing significant crime. The NPD wishes to limit immigration.
This election is likely model for the upcoming election in September. It is likely Angela Merkel will win the upcoming election because she has done a good job. I am indifferent to her government. The only major issue will be her lax attitude regarding the economy. Recently she has started to invest in the economy. In the Federal elections, I believe I will support Die Linke, the former Democratic Party of Socialism, I do agree with much of their rheatoric, however I will make my final decision when I review their position on the European Union and the environment.
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