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German Federal Elections 2017 |OT| Electing the new leader of the free world
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Muffin1611
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Stop it with the hyperbole and the fearmongering.
A coalition of the three parties CDU, FDP and the Greens
Leftist parties got less than 40% of the vote though
Frankfurter
Member
A coalition between Union, FDP and the Greens. It's basically the only somewhat realistic coalition now, because SPD has just announced that they are gonna go into the opposition.
Art Teitlebaum
Member
CDU/CSU plus FDP plus Green Party coalition. Their respective colours are the Jamaica flag.
You Are Viewtiful
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Let's hope (lol) this will put an end to the "economic anxiety" nonsense excuse. Germany's economy is the best it's been in 20 years, yet the far right is thriving.
Come on...
It's fucking horrific and proves that the far right tide sweeping the western world hasn't receded. Farage, Le Pen, Putin, Trump and all the rest of these ultra-nationalistic dickheads will hoot and howl in delight, proclaiming this as another nail in the coffin of the post-war international world order.
Diprosalic
Banned
I'm sorry world. This is embarrassing
sadly it's not like the rest of the world is doing much better.
hobblygobbly
Member
Wow.
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SporeCrawler
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people will feel more comfortable attacking foreigners or germans not looking german. have you seen what some pegida people were saying to foreigners? i had a personal experience where an old women told me that i will be gased to death soon, while i was waiting for a bus (im german but i dont look like one) .people like that will feel like they can do whatever they wish now.
freeofgreed
Member
Germany joined the rest of Europe, it's expected. The new wave of xenophobe political movements are a force of real power now.
Guess there is a specter haunting Europe, the specter of neo-fascism.
Guess there is a specter haunting Europe, the specter of neo-fascism.
Poverty in Germany is real. GDP numbers don't tell you everything about the well being of citizens. Look at the US lol
killer_clank
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This election kind of striking a blow to the Germany strong and stable and resistant of the far right takes weve been endlessly seeing since Brexit and trump.
Again: Calm down. This isn't comparable to Le pen, farage, Putin, Trump because it's 13%, not 50 or more.
Muffin1611
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I don't see why. It's not a great result, but a far shot from any other countries recent elections.
With all other parties opposing them? Pretty much nothing.
No, I don't think so.
Look at Sweden, the Swedish Democrats (same as AfD more or less) got in the last election 13%, now they are looking at 18-20%.
As long as the refugee crisis is ongoing they will gain from that.
PdotMichael
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the old fallacy that the centrum wins election
Jesus christ
Salty Rice
Member
Eh not a fan of Jamaica coalition.
This election turned out terrible in many aspects.
This election turned out terrible in many aspects.
That's rather shocking, but also not surprising at all. In Eastern Germany they really are a Volkspartei.
-Plasma Reus-
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You have all those fascists from WW2 living amidst other folks, for decades they are poisoning the newer generations, and this is the result.
TVexperto
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Hopefully more real good change for the people living in germany than our gov did the last 12 years
Sowas macht mich zum Wutbürger
hobblygobbly
Member
It technically is since it's much smaller than all other far-right movements in the world but it's still a big blow for country itself to have far-right have some sort of presence in bundestag since 1930s
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
It's a bad result but there is no reason to exaggerate. 13,5 if still just 13,5
Fucking hell
Can we please rebuild the wall?
Muffin1611
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Are you seriously stanning for the AfD right now?
Maedre
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With the difference that the AfD is not the governing power in Germany. 13% is bad, but nothing like a trump presidency.
This result isn't anyhwere near as bad as those two tho?
It's shameful and upsetting without doubt, but it won't shatter german society.
I know but some part of me was hoping we would be sending a more positive signal beyond "people are dumb and nationalism is on the up and up"
killer_clank
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Agree to an extent, but its definitely a warning that the generally accepted analysis of things is a bit simplistic. Kind of unfair comparing 2 way referendums/presidential votes to a multi party election, also.
CheDominik
Member
What the hell...
Excuse me? Are you endorsing neo-nazis having a say in our parliament?
PdotMichael
Banned
You poor soul sure needs that.
SporeCrawler
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afd openly says that germany should be proud of german soldiers in ww2.. i mean wtf.
hanspampel
Banned
anyone knows a site like this for the whole country?
https://karten.wahlergebnisse.nrw.de/WahlClient/?btw_2017
https://karten.wahlergebnisse.nrw.de/WahlClient/?btw_2017
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(re)build that wall!
Bedameister
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depressing
Muffin1611
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I meant to include French and Austrian elections with that statement. We're far from that. (SneakEdit: Excluded the Dutch, their party apparently had 13,1%)
Wow, the AfD is eating the CDU's lunch there