Right/Left:spot the difference

Reuters

The outcome of the weekend election remains in the balance, with Labour taking 50 seats against the opposition National Party's 49 in the 122-member parliament. The results will be finalised on October 1 after counting of 218,000 absentee votes.

Tiscali Europe

Gerhard Schröder and Angela Merkel in the same government? Unthinkable just a few weeks ago it now looks more and more likely, as both parties sit on a governmental knife-edge.