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Merkel booed on final day of campaign in Munich
2017-09-24
[RT] Two days before German federal elections, Angela Merkel, who is going for a fourth term as Chancellor, found her closing campaign rally in Munich crashed by right-wing protesters, who booed and heckled her for half an hour as she made her speech.

This did not prevent the German leader from giving her prepared 30-minute speech, but she added an improvised detail as an opening remark to her opponents.

“With whistling and yelling, one will surely not shape Germany’s future,” Merkel told the protesters on the last day election campaigning is allowed to take place.

This is not the first time Merkel has been disrupted by demonstrators on the campaign trail. At a rally in Heidelberg earlier in September, the Chancellor was grazed by a thrown tomato, which left a faint, but visible, stain on her red jacket.
Posted by:Skidmark

#14  Why is AfD so dominant around Dresden?

Aside: many communist parties of Europe renamed themselves "The Left" after the Fall of the Wall (aka End of the Soviet Union). In my book any association who call themselves "left" or "socialist" or "environmentalist" are self-proclaimed enemies of mankind, same as communists always were.
Posted by: si vis pacem, para bellum   2017-09-24 21:03  

#13  Thank you European Conservative, You just expanded my knowledge of German politics!

I saved this for future reference.
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance   2017-09-24 19:44  

#12  For now, probably yes.
But the CSU (I'm an active member) will not tolerate this for long. Merkel is deeply unpopular in Bavaria and is dragging down the CSU.

I now believe that the CSU, whoich has always been confined to Bavaria, may seek a national role, drain the AfD (they aren't all Nazis, of course, most are just concerned about Merkel's dismal policy), push for a better migrant policy.

We'll see. I don't think "Jamaica" will last very long.
Posted by: European Conservative   2017-09-24 13:53  

#11  Coalition will probably be formed by Union (black), FDP (yellow) and Greens, hence the name "Jamaica coalition"

Which would imply that Merkel stays in power.

Based on her previous behaviour I predict she'll move much further to the left in a surprising and shocking policy shift. A logical next step would be a move to create a new armed auxiliary police force recruited from among the refugees.

Whatever she may be planning, her intentions are not good. She was raised as an unorthodox theocratic Communist and she's been ruling Germany like one.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2017-09-24 13:41  

#10  Left = radical Left

"The Left" is the renamed Communist Party of East Germany which, unlike the CPSU, has never been banned and disbanded,
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2017-09-24 13:29  

#9  The Local-Gremany is liveblogging the election here.

Bloomberg is liveblogging here.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-09-24 13:27  

#8  Union = CDU/CSU (Christian Democrat Union and Christian Social Union, in Bavaria). Used to be Conservative, but has been moved to the center-left by Merkel. CSU is more conservative than CDU

SPD = Social Democrats

FDP = Liberal Democrats (Liberal means classical liberal)

Greens = Used to be left, but part of it isn't anymore. Have a strong politically correct nanny state attitude. On local levels they can be quite ok)

Left = radical Left

AfD = Allianz für DEutschland, a new right wing party founded when the Euro crisis hit (wasn't far right then), then veered to the right. Some (but not all) members are radical right wingers.

Coalition will probably be formed by Union (black), FDP (yellow) and Greens, hence the name "Jamaica coalition"
Posted by: European Conservative   2017-09-24 13:19  

#7  EC, can you tell us more about the German parties? And which one does Merkel belongs to?

Who are the CDU/CSU? Who are the Union party?

Much thanks.
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance   2017-09-24 12:54  

#6  Thanks for the uodates, EC.
Posted by: Matt   2017-09-24 12:28  

#5  SPD declares they will be in the opposition

So only possible coalition is

CDU/CSU + FDP + Greens
Posted by: European Conservative   2017-09-24 12:11  

#4  Union 32.5%
SPD 20%
AfD 13.4%
Left 9 %
FDP 10.5%
Greens 9.5%

Play Bob Marley
Posted by: European Conservative   2017-09-24 12:08  

#3  As with O she will not keep silent. When she has lost her political rhetoric will continue.
Posted by: Dale   2017-09-24 10:45  

#2  She's not that popular in Bavaria.
I voted today.
Posted by: European Conservative   2017-09-24 09:51  

#1  Merkel and Parents moved EAST as the Berlin wall went up!
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2017-09-24 09:03  

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