dec 1, 1966 - Formation of Grand coalition under Kiesinger

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Strengths:
-Kiesinger was a talented mediator and conciliator as first Minister-President of the newly formed Land of Baden-Wurttemberg
-CDU/CSU had 11 minister and SPD had 9; a highly talented team of ministers
-CDU free from FDP
-Schiller and Straus fixed inflation issue

Failures:
-One party state accusations
-Kiesinger was an ex-Nazi
-Criticised for permitting the Emergency Law of 1968 which took emergency measures on civil unrest/war
-NPD growing in strength led to discussions on switching from PR to FPTP
-DKP formed

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