From: Phil Payne 

> >But I _do_ expect the Lib-Dems to make significant gains in Parliament - to
> >the point where they may hold a position smilar to the FDP in Germany in
> >the 1980s.  The German tradition is for the larger party to provide the
> >Prime Minister and Home Secretary, and for the minority party in the
> >coalition to provide the Foriegn Secretary.
> >
> >Now _that_ would be fun.
>
> Ah yes, the FDP under, what was his name, Genschler? I recall he decided to
pull
> out of his coalition with the Social Democrats and into a coalition with the
> Christian Democrats.
>
> Suddenly a change of government. No elections, nothing but one ass trying to
get
> himself a job as foreign minister, which he got.

Indeed.  I was living there at the time, though, and it wasn't about
Genscher's job.  Very few Germans complained about the swap.  Especially
not Franz-Josef Strauss.

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