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Subjective conditions and future expectations before the elections for the East German Parliament 1990. Topics: Hopes and fears; importance of entertainment, political reports, natural science programs, sport reports, news broadcasts of radio, television and the press; degree of changes of the media in recent time; influence of the elections on 18. Mar. 1990 on the further future of the GDR; election participation; Sunday question; election result; character of the elections; understanding of the term "free elections"; participation in public ballot count supervision; pace of unification; willingness to influence the pace; paths of unification; areas of the GDR worth preserving; united Berlin as capital city of Germany; the role of united Berlin in Europe; application of Berlin for the Olympic Games in the year 2000; assessment of the chances of the application; judgement on one's own economic situation; development of the economic situation in a year; employment; satisfaction with professional life; job security, unemployment in circle of friends and relatives; expected unemployment rate; desire for unification in GDR and FRG; effects of unification of Germany; popularity scale of politicians; expectations of the new government, election alliances; German unity in the borders of 1937; prohibition of the Republican party; expected changes after the elections; partner in dealing with the new situation; expected problem areas of society; unemployment rate necessary for economic growth; membership in parties.