The German press is unanimous in describing the recent regional elections in Germany a disaster for Schroeder. His use of the Iraq issue as a means or pandering for votes apparently backfired. That along with other issues upsetting the Germans means that hard reforms may be ahead for the country.
War fears rejected
Die Welt also accuses the government of seeking to use the Iraq crisis for electoral gain, and miscalculating in the process.
A black Sunday for the chancellor!
Bild-Zeitung
"The audacious attempt to take people for idiots and go hunting for votes yet again with the highly sensitive topic of war or peace has failed."
"A black Sunday for the chancellor!", yells the right-leaning tabloid Bild-Zeitung.
"The public did not want yet another election campaign using the fear of war."
It describes the result as "the public's settling of accounts with the Red-Green government - and above all, a bitter defeat for Gerhard Schroeder".
"Germans had had enough of broken election promises, more and more new taxes, and higher and higher social-insurance contributions."
"The chancellor must finally pursue a policy that moves Germany forward. But can Schroeder hear it?"
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