Of
Stephen Brown
The chancellor as a beaming winner? In addition, a youthful new head of government who recaptures North Rhine-Westphalia for the Social Democrats? This is how the SPD had imagined, hoped and longed for in order to be able to underpin its success in the federal elections. But as of early evening, nothing came of it – even if it could theoretically still just be enough for a red-green alliance at this point in time.