European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 8 the stars and stripes tuesday May 19, 1967 opposition spa wins vote in Hamburg Frankfurt a Germany s  opposition Pany. The social democrats halted a Streak of election disasters by retaining control of the City stale of Hamburg. The social democrats failed to unseal the incumbent Christian democrats in sunday s other state parliamentary election in Rheinland Pfalz is expected. But social Democrat leaders hailed the party s Vic tory in Hamburg As a sign thai it could revive its Posi Tion nationwide and Challenge Chancellor Helmut Kohl s conservative Christian democrats. The social democrats suffered stunning losses in three state votes and a Federal election in the past seven months. The spa social democratic party comes out stronger from this election and has picked up resolve said Johannes Rau he party s Deputy National Chap Man who Tost nationwide elections in january to Kohl. The social democrats re emergence As the biggest party in Hamburg s legislature blocked the Chrislip democrats from grabbing an overwhelming three quarters majority in the bund sral or upper Rouse of the Federal parliament. The Christian democrats have seven of the bundesrat s 11 scats which Are filled by he stale governors. Hamburg s j final democrats won 45 percent of the Campaign begins for British votes London a Britain s three week general election Campaign began officially monday with the centrist so Cial democratic Liberal party Alliance publishing a platform it claimed will unite a class Ridden society. Ii eco Elizabeth ii was to sign a Royal proclamation later monday dissolving parliament. The five year old Alliance challenging the Hegemony of Britain s major blocs the governing conservatives and apposition Ljubor party kicked Oft the Campaign amid fresh opinion polls putting prime minister Margaret Thatcher Well ahead. We aim to transform our society end the class divisions and bring a degree of com fort to those who Are unable to live full and satisfying life said social Democrat Leader David Owen. With Liberal Leader David steel Owen addressed a news conference seated against a backdrop of the Alli Ance s Black and yellow colors and emblazoned with its election slogan Brit Ain l Nicci the time has  yellow and Black Campaign buses snarled traffic outside the National Liberal club where the leaders unveiled a plat form promising electoral Reform open government and the preservation of a British nuclear deterrent. The Alliance hoping to hold the bal Ance of Power in the 6 50-member House of commons declared that labor has no change of outright Victory. Thatcher and Neil Kinlock Leader of the socialist labor Parl a were to present their platforms tuesday. Vote up from 41.7 percent in the last election in 19b6. They find been in a Power deadlock Ever since with the Christian democrats who received 41,9 percent of the Vole in 1986. The Christian democrats polled 40.5 percent of the Vole sunday. Late sunday social Democrat gov. Klaus von Dohnanyi announced he would seek a majority governing coalition with the Liberal free democrats who won 6,5 percent of the vote. Such an Alliance impossible for Yean in Hamburg because he free democrats had not attained the required 5 percent of the vote to enter the legislature would be the first in Germany since 1982, that year the free democrats deserted the Federal coalition administration of social democratic Chan cellar Helmut Schmidt and joined forces with the Christian democrats headed by Kohl. The free democrats defection toppled Schmidt and led to Kohl s election As Chancellor. Hamburg s free democrats lean to the left of the Federal party on the political spectrum. The social democrats old working class constituency has been shrinking As High tech Notony and service enterprises replace traditional heavy industries. Sunday s vote in Hamburg gave the social democrats 55 stats and the free democrats eight in the 120 protest at notre Dame medical students display banners at notre Dame Cathedral in Paris id protest � change in the curriculum of third year students and to oppose u proposed downgrading in the classification of third year students who All a specialisation exam about 200 students took pan in the sunday protest. Scat site legislature enough to nuts Ciflie tie Christian democrats 49 scats. The leftist greens alternative list party wound up with eight scats. In Rheinland Pfalz Kohl s Home state the Christian democrats cd by gov. Bernhard Vogl retained Power hut lost the absolute governing majority they had held since 1971. As a result Voct said lie would seek an Vilii Nncy Willt the free democrats the Christian democrats Sank to 45. Percent of the vote from 51.9 Percini in i9k3, leaving them with 48 seats nine less than four years ago. The free democrats jumped to 7.3 percent from 3.5 percent Good for seven seats. The social democrats took 38.8 percent for 40 scats a slight dip from their 43 seats. The greens won representation in Rheinland Pfalz s legislature for the first time by capturing 5.9 percent of the votes Good for seven scats. The eight year old party profited from increased voter concern about nuclear Energy and Industrial disasters. Kohl said the Christian democrats loss of voter support in both elections could be traced partly to voter dismay Over disputes Between the Federal coalition parties on nuclear disarmament policy about 1.2 million people were eligible to Vole in Hamburg and 2.9 million in Rheinland Pfalz Way cleared for removing turkish ban Ankara Turkey api parliament has cleared the Way for a nation Al referendum to lift a constitutional ban barring some former politicians from seeking office. An amendment submitted by premi Ertugrul Ozan s governing motherland party was adopted sunday in Oie 400-Seal parliament by a 315-56 vote. The remaining lawmakers abstained. The. Constitutional changes approved sunday also Call for reducing the voting ape from 21 to 19 and increasing the seats i parliament to 450 for future elections. If approved by a simple majority of voters the amendment would allow about 100 politicians including two for Mer premiers Bulent Mcevil and Suley Man Demirel to return to political life. The politicians were forbidden to Jain political parties or to seek elective office until 1992 by a temporary clause of the 19b2 Constitution which was promulgated by generals then running the coun try. The  leaders who ousted dem Rel s minority government in september1980, blamed the leading politicians of the Lime for political violence and an economic crisis thai the generals said prompted their takeover. Sunday s vote was the final parliamentary action on the amendment following earlier approval wednesday. Under the turkish system con still ional change has to be debated and voted on twice in Par Lia Mcm. Parliament members and party officials said sunday that the referendum on the amendments is Likely to take place in late August or september. Soviet Soldier issues Appeal for memorial Moscow up a soviet Soldier who served in the Border forces proposed in a letter published monday hat a Monument be earned to soviet troops who have died in Afghanistan. Maksim Zhuravlyova so proposed that the Public donate to she Monument and said a Bank account should be opened. He said we Are certain there Mil be donations from All across the country " Zhurav Yov a Brief introduction to the letter in the c oni Munsil parly news paper pravda explained had asked to be sent to Afghanistan but ended up serving on the Border no i do not regret that i did my service on the Border Zhurav Yov wrote. There i teamed to understand How much help Means to a Friend in difficult situations which happen frequently. Nevertheless we understand that for the i olders in Afghanistan it is far mor Complex. "1, and Many of my comrades thought about How a preserve the memory Pfnur soldiers in Afghanistan. There were Ninny prep Oasis. Hut Only one was sup ported unanimously. In the name of his fellow Borde Force members. Master sgt. Pliura Lvov proposes that a Monument be raised to the International warriors who died in the democratic Republic of Afghani  soviet casualty figures Are unknown in the to i years of War there. But soviet television has recently shown pictures of soviet soldiers ending their Tours there my boarding planes for Home As pan of More open reporting Aboul the War. Soviet troops first entered Afghanistan in Surprise invasion in i97y, to prop up u pro soviet regime. About i i 5.000 so Viel troops now serve in the country. Tellers to  pravda a year ago by veterans of Afghanistan indicated disillusionment about their recep Tion at Home alter their service