Which best describes the outcome of the 2005 Bundestag elections?
a. A clear majority for the CDU, the mainstream conservative party
b. A clear majority for the SPD, the mainstream left of center political party
c. A mix of political parties that gave the CDU the ability to form a center right coalition
d. A mix of political parties that gave the SPD the ability to form a center left coalition
e. The vote was so split that the CDU and SPD, traditionally opposed to each other, had to form a grand coalition.
E
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