Flashed Cologne - Cologne When the first results on the evening on the wall of City Hall Piazetta knew the politicians of the CDU and the SPD was not long, as they have to interpret. While cheering the smaller parties, was popular with the big collective shrug.
The CDU has lost in Cologne for the 2004 European vigorously with 6.3 percent, but remains the strongest party.
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The SPD limbo as to himself, falls at the end of election night with a slight loss of 22.54 percent return even after the Green Party (23.19 percent): only a third force.
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What conclusions can be so on the municipal election in twelve weeks?
Again, this election showed that there apparently is no "political camp" at the time is not enough for a majority: together for the CDU and the FDP, nor for the SPD and the Greens. "With us together but it can be something."
That message sent a good-humored Jörg Detjen, leader of the Left Party, to the address of red-green.
Then wanted to SPD chief Jochen Ott did not even get involved: "We will succeed in the local elections to mobilize our people and to grow significantly." He's the red and green mints result of the European to the mayoral elections on 30 August at: "Juergen Roters have therefore a majority."
Roters' rival, the CDU is Peter Kurth. But sitting on a plane to Berlin, Cologne, when the first projections came. Landed there, he commented:
"The SPD has been run for Cologne a devastating result. The Union has gone through a deep valley in Cologne, but she just puts too powerful - even if it has lost in comparison to the 2004 European elections. I see the municipal and mayoral Chief among these signs meet joyfully. "
His red-green opponent Juergen Roters is likely to be nervous and frightened. Rather abandoned by the Red and Green in the City Hall, he noted: "The FDP is benefiting from the weakness of the CDU. Red-Green comes into the vicinity of an absolute majority. "Overall, 45.73 percent but not enough for that.
And if the Greens continue to remain stronger than the SPD, they will not be too put off with the post of city treasurer.
Mayor Fritz Schramma (CDU), who is going to vote no again, followed the projections with ever widening grin: "If the SPD have miscalculated in the end ...?"
