Aufsatz(gedruckt)#11989
GERMANY
In: Electoral studies: an international journal, Band 8, Heft 3, S. 254-261
ISSN: 0261-3794
THIS ARTICLE IS AN ANALYSIS OF ELECTION RESULTS IN WEST GERMANY. A MAJOR FEATURE IS THE DECREASING ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE TWO BIG CATCH-ALL-PARTIES. ALSO RECOGNIZED IS: NO PARTY WON AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY IN ANY ONE LAND; A REGIONALIZATION OF VOTING BEHAVIOR BECAME OBVIOUS; A TREND TOWARDS THE FRAGMENTATION OF THE PARTY SYSTEM BECAME OBVIOUS. IT CONCLUDES THAT AS A RESULT OF THE ELECTION THE GERMAN COMPONENT IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT BECAME WEAKER IN THE SOCIALIST PARTY GROUP AND IN THE GROUP OF THE EUROPEAN PEOPLE'S PARTY.
