European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Baseball lockout is Over a Page 21 the Sims and a i ipes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 48, no. 337 tuesday March 20, 1990 25 Dally and sunday d 8693 a. German conservatives win Alliance moves quickly to form ruling coalition Lothar de Maiziere gives the thumbs up sign after his Christian democrats won sunday. Berlin apr a conservative Alliance that favors speedy unification with West Germany monday proposed a Broad coalition government after being swept to a Surprise Victory in East Germany a first free elections. But one of the parties invited to join the Cabinet immediately refused making it much More difficult for the conservatives to achieve a two thirds majority in parliament. Such a majority would allow parliament to simply declare a merger with West Germany. Sundays vote culminated a peaceful democratic revolution that toppled Hartline communists five months ago. About 93 percent of the 12.2 million eligible voters cast ballots and the results reflected sentiment that the faster East Germany is joined with its prosperous neighbor the better. See related stories Page 3. Lothar de Maiziere who is Likely to become Premier said monday that the remainder of the Berlin Wall must be torn Down a was soon As possible As a Clear sign of the merging of the two German de Maiziere chairman of the top ranking Christian democratic Union also said in a postelection news Confer k1tv9 1.11v of Angll ii i lll>9 a ill Laii Mii a Viii Vii my a a Vii a a Ohi says unify would t result i snub to rest of Europe or nato by Randy Mcclain conference on economic cooperation in Europe Cnoc that talks with the West German government on monetary economic and social Union must be accelerated. The Christian democrats received More votes than any other party in sundays election. They Are the leading party in the three party Alliance for Germany which won 48.2 percent of the vote and 193 of the 400 parliamentary seats. That was More than pre election polls predicted. The vote marked the first time East germans were Given a free Choice at polls after a decade of the nazis and 41 years of communist dictatorship. De Maiziere Reading a statement by the Alliance said the group a wanted to build a possible grand a therefore we Are inviting the social democrats and the Union of free democrats to coalition talks a he said. Social democratic Leader Ibrahim Bohme said his party which favors reunification at a slower Pace than the Alliance had decided against entering a coalition with the conservatives. The social democrats were Early reelection favourites but fell behind in polls after the Alliance received massive backing from West German Chancellor Helmut see Alliance on Back Page by Randy Mcclain financial writer Bonn West Germany a West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl said monday a unified Germany would not turn its Back on the rest of Europe or nato. Kohl basking in the glow of a conservative Victory in sundays East German elections told an International conference in Bonn that the results a have left no doubt that the people of East Germany want a United Germany. But the Chancellor went far to reassure the rest of Europe and the United states that a United Germany would have no interest in going it alone economically or militarily. A in our opinion the future Germany should remain a member of the Western Alliance. A future Germany cannot be non aligned a Kohl said. A that would not a cad to More stability in Europe rather it would carry the seeds of a new Kohl made the remarks during a speech to open the conference on economic cooperation in Europe which started monday and will run through april 11. Attending the conference Are representatives of 35 nations including Japan the United states the soviet Union and most of Europe. The West German Chancellor said his government is a willing to talk immediately with the new government of the German democratic Republic about everything a about specific Steps leading to Unity and All related matters. A your aim is to build a common society in Germany based on Freedom democracy and the Rule of Kohl said a United Germany would Quot renounce any nationalistic approach and would work for the economic enhancement of Europe As a whole. Kohl said Germany also has no designs on reclaiming any land from Poland that was lost As a result of the dividing up of Europe Between East and West after world War ii. A the polish people arc assured that their right to see Kohl on Back Page East German election results 1 the following Are the official results of sunday s 1 elections with the percentage of votes and allotment of seats in the new 400-member parliament. 1 party seats % of votes a Christian democrats 164 40.91% social democrats 87 21.84% party of democratic socialism 65 16.33% a German social Union 25 6.32% Union of free democrats 21 5.28% Alliance 90�?o 12 2.90% democratic Farmers party 9 2.19% greens and Independent 8 1.96% women a Union a democratic Awakening 4 0.92% National democratic party 2 0.39% democratic women s party 1 0.33% United left 1 0.18% alternative youth list 1 0.13% i a now forum. Domo Crecy now k Alliance Lor Germany initiative Poco and human rights 1 a amps Susun Harri Cheney says Dod budget is Cut a As far As we can Washington apr defense Secretary Dick Cheney said monday the administration has Cut the Pentagon budget a was far As we can response a y go a As the White House denied a report that president Bush could accept n major Cut in military spending. Cheney said in a speech that the administration had made Quot real cuts in its $307 billion military spending plan for 1991 that respond a directly and rationally to the changes in Eastern Europe and the soviet Union. A at the White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater rejected a report that the administration could accept cutting the Pentagon budget by $11 billion. A your position is that we have proposed a budget that Calls for something like $3.9 million in cuts. We intend to stick with that proposal a Fitzwater said. The new York times reported sunday the administration is willing to accept a $10 billion to $11 billion Cut in fiscal 1991 military spending in response to pressure from Capitol Hill for even More severe reductions. Quot there is not a $10 billion or $12 billion Cut. That we Are prepared to accept a fit water said. However the see Cheney on Back Page
