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2017-09-24 Europe
Merkel booed on final day of campaign in Munich
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Posted by Skidmark 2017-09-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top

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

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

#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||   2017-09-24 10:45|| Front Page Top

#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||   2017-09-24 12:08|| Front Page Top

#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||   2017-09-24 12:11|| Front Page Top

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

#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||   2017-09-24 12:54|| Front Page Top

#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||   2017-09-24 13:19|| Front Page Top

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

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

#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||   2017-09-24 13:29|| Front Page Top

#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||   2017-09-24 13:41|| Front Page Top

#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||   2017-09-24 13:53|| Front Page Top

#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||   2017-09-24 19:44|| Front Page Top

#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||   2017-09-24 21:03|| Front Page Top

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