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The rise of the Pirate Party, which is now in four state legislatures, makes it far harder for the SPD and Greens to form a coalition.
ECONOMIST: German politics
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That is one reason why he is likely to win re-election. (The main suspense involves the Greens, which could replace the ex-communist Left Party as Mr Wowereit's coalition partner, and the open-source-inspired Pirate Party, which might enter a German state legislature for the first time.) But the straddle is becoming harder.
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So far, the Pirate Party, which made its debut during the Berlin state election last September, seems to have a singular focus on the interne.
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