Attack from the Left Flank

Following his party’s disaster on Sunday, Schroder now faces a new challenge on the left. Oskar Lafontaine, former chairman of Mr Schröder's Social Democratic party, said he would give up his party membership and enter the electoral battle if other SPD dissidents and neo-communists ran on a joint ticket. If Red Oskar is able to pull a decent number of people with him the CDU will be a shoo in.