The second unknown concerns what, exactly, separates the major parties in this contest. The Social Democrats (SPD) and the Christian Democrats (CDU) are both committed to the “social market economy,” to the essentials of corporatist economic management, to maintaining the entitlements of the welfare state, and to the EU and NATO.
第二个未知数是，究竟是什么造成了这场竞争中主要政党的分野。社会民主党(SPD)和基督教社会党(CDU)都坚定不移地坚持“社会市场经济”，坚持社团主义经济管理的原则，坚持维护福利国家的权利，也都坚持对欧盟和北约的承诺。