German politics: The country of “no”

The message was unequivocal. On October 26th the Bundestag, the main chamber of Germany’s legislature, voted overwhelmingly to give more firepower to the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), which bails out weak euro-zone countries. Two of the three opposition parties joined the government’s motion, which passed with 503 votes in favour and 89 against.

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