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Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why
« on: November 07, 2024, 10:37:54 am »
Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why
By Sophie Tanno, Sebastian Shukla and Olesya Dmitracova, CNN
Updated 9:37 AM EST, Thu November 7, 2024
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Germany’s governing coalition has collapsed after disagreements over the country’s weak economy led Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sack his finance minister.

Christian Lindner’s dismissal prompted him to withdraw his Free Democrats Party (FDP) from a coalition with Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), leaving Scholz in a minority government with the Green Party.

Scholz said he would now call a confidence vote for January 15, which, if he lost, could allow elections to be held by the end of March next year – six months earlier than the elections planned for September 2025.

Germany now faces turmoil at a time of broader uncertainty. The political crisis was triggered just hours after it was announced former US President Donald Trump will get a second term – an election outcome that could bring further woes to Germany’s economy as well as threaten Europe’s united front on key issues. Here’s what we know.  ...
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Re: Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2024, 10:39:35 am »
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HUGE NEWS
The German Socialist government has COLLAPSED and there are now talks about a snap election.
7:31 AM · Nov 7, 2024
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Re: Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2024, 10:45:25 am »
But the solar panels and wind trubines are helping, right?
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Re: Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2024, 10:50:50 am »
Germany is finished. Fertig! Verfallen! Verlumpt! Verblunget! Verkackt!

Would you like another schnitzengruben?

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Re: Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2024, 10:57:00 am »
AfD is around 20% support, which would make it the 2nd largest party.  They have dealt with the same snobbery from the center-right as the Sweden Democrats before that party became too large to exclude from a coalition.
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Re: Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2024, 11:05:42 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on November 07, 2024, 10:50:50 am
Would you like another schnitzengruben?
No, thank you. Fifteen is my limit on schnitzengruben.
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Re: Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2024, 07:55:26 pm »
Ah, the wonders of parliamentary democracy.
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Re: Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2024, 08:00:32 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on November 07, 2024, 11:05:42 am
No, thank you. Fifteen is my limit on schnitzengruben.

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Re: Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2024, 08:02:29 pm »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on November 07, 2024, 07:55:26 pm
Ah, the wonders of parliamentary democracy.

Yup.
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