GERMAN ELECTIONS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4012, 11 June 1920, Page 1

GERMAN ELECTIONS.

.»— GOVERNMENT WIPED OUT. By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) (Aust.-N.Z. Cable Association.) Berlin, June 9. The final election figures show the position of the parties: Centre Party, 07; Majority Socialists, 110; Democrats, 46; giving the Coalition 223 seats out of 460. Tlie largest of the other parties are the Nationalists, 65; Popular Party, 61; and Independent Socialists 80. The Majority Socialists have lost 35 seats, the Democrats 30, the Centre Party 4. The Independent Socialists have ' gained 58, German People's Party 39, German Nationalists 23. Thus, the Coalition, which numbered 326 in the old assembly, has now only 222, while the Opposition, which formerly numbered 86, is now 238. Paris, Juno 9. Advices from Berlin state that Herr Ebert (President) has requested Herr Mueller to form a Cabinet. The press is unanimottslv of opinion that it will be impossible to form a lasting coalition. The Tageblatt forecasts an early dissolution of the new Reichstag. The Matin's Berlin correspondent says it is expected that Mueller, m forming a Ministry, will first appeal for tho support of the Independents. If this is refused ho will seek to secure popular support. It adds: Ihe outlook is full of menace for Germany, and carries moro difficulties tor the Allies. The formation of a Government from the Moderate parties is impracticable." Le Journal questions whether, apart from other obstacles, the situation created by the elections will allow the Spa Conference to be held on the date fixed for it.