Germany could face snap election

[shockedcanadian]

The reason the centre-left is in power is due to their cooalition. Unfortunately one of those in this group wants lower taxes for corporations, decreased obligations to climate change policies etc.

There wasn't supposed to be an election until 2025, with winter on the horizon and gas very expensive, citizens are looking for leadership to ease their cost of living on the mantle of climate change that has primarily helped China.

Germany's history of confidence votes in parliament – DW – 12/16/2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence in parliament, triggering snap elections. Does such a move work as a path to restore political stability?

www.dw.com

Speculation is mounting that the center-left government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz may be about to collapse. This could lead to early elections. Would that be a path to restore political stability?

Finance Minister Christian Lindner has triggered a fresh dispute that observers agree is pushing the center-left coalition government to the brink of collapse. Lindner, who is chairman of the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) has written an 18-page paper with proposals for "an economic turnaround with a partly fundamental revision of key political decisions" — by slashing taxes for companies, rolling back climate regulations, and reducing welfare benefits. Such proposals are unreconcilable with the proposals of his coalition partners, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats (SPD) and environmentalist Greens and seen as a provocation. There has been sharp criticism of Lindner's initiative.


Lindner speaks of an indiscretion, claiming the paper was not intended for publication.


The discussion is coming to a head one week before the budget for 2025 is scheduled to be presented. The conservative opposition is again calling for early elections.


The next general election is scheduled for September 2025. General elections are held in Germany every four years.


However, early elections can be conducted during political crises when the head of government, the chancellor, has lost his or her support in parliament.


Early elections have been extremely rare in Germany, but they are a vital democratic measure. They are regulated by the German constitution and require the approval of several constitutional bodies, not least of the head of state, the President.

 

[Zebra]

end of the coaltion now

 

[ESay]

Who cares. Germany put itself in a position of the US vassal that is ready to pay for any blunder it is told - mass migration, green policy (with closing down all its nuclear power plants, pure insanity), the Ukraine war.

In addition to that, I hope Trump puts 20% tariffs on European goods. Go for that. People without integrity and backbone hardly deserve anything better.

 

[Zebra]

snap election will come

 

[zaangalewa]

Who cares. Germany put itself in a position of the US vassal that is ready to pay for any blunder it is told - mass migration, green policy (with closing down all its nuclear power plants, pure insanity), the Ukraine war.

In addition to that, I hope Trump puts 20% tariffs on European goods. Go for that. People without integrity and backbone hardly deserve anything better.

Why hopes a Russian Trump will increase taxes?

 

[Ringo]

After the US elections, the ruling coalition of the Federal Republic of Germany, made of the s and sticks, excuse me, of the SPD, the FDP and the Greens, collapsed ignominiously.

It seems that senile Biden was the main and only spiritual staple of Germany.

 

[Ringo]

German company BOSCH is laying off 7,000 employees.

All the stability of Euro economies after 1991 was based on cheap Russian resources

 

[Zebra]

All the stability of Euro economies after 1991 was based on cheap Russian resources

nearly all ……

 

[Zebra]

Who cares.

some do

 

[zaangalewa]

some do

February 23rd 2025 => next elections in Germany.

 

[Zebra]

February 23rd 2025 => next elections in Germany.

Scholz seems to be on the way out

 

[zaangalewa]

Scholz seems to be on the way out

To be honest: I never understood the "Greek" discussion in Germany to finance income and/or social benefits with debts. Erdogan is doing so and has from time to time 100% inflation - or even more. It's not difficult to make a startup and to produce and to sell a billion cactusses without spines - when the income is guaranteed because of taxes and debts. But what is the sense to do so?

The German politicians seem not to be able to explain what they like to do on what reason. An exception are perhaps Mr. Lindner (FDP) and Markus Söder (CSU) - and some few others of all other political parties. But much too many politicians in Germany - specially the AfD Nazioids - seem to think "the people" are idiots who have to give them their votes for nothing.

Little example here in our region now: Since more than 4 weeks nearly no rain and nearly no sun - and also no wind. In autumn!!! ??? Water energy? Solar energy? Wind energy? B-u-l-l-s-h-i-t now!!! We need a higher local independence from the European and German laws. We need wide spread forms to win energy. And what are "producing" our politicians? A "one way" disaster or in best case a two way disaster. Idiots.

 

[zaangalewa]

nearly all ……

Not at all. Russia got very good prices/money and conditions from Germany. But this time is over.

 

[SweetSue92]

Who cares. Germany put itself in a position of the US vassal that is ready to pay for any blunder it is told - mass migration, green policy (with closing down all its nuclear power plants, pure insanity), the Ukraine war.

In addition to that, I hope Trump puts 20% tariffs on European goods. Go for that. People without integrity and backbone hardly deserve anything better.

I could not care less about Germany and that's the truth. Sniveling Europeans. Good luck with everything; don't call us, we'll call you. I mean, maybe. Probably not. But maybe.

 

[ESay]

I could not care less about Germany and that's the truth. Sniveling Europeans. Good luck with everything; don't call us, we'll call you. I mean, maybe. Probably not. But maybe.

Agree. Europe and the US should go by separate ways.

 

[Bleipriester]

Agree. Europe and the US should go by separate ways.

The US is playing two potential super powers against each other in order to weaken them and keep them busy with harming each other. That is what it is all about.

 

[ESay]

The US is playing two potential super powers against each other in order to weaken them and keep them busy with harming each other. That is what it is all about.

Agree. Though, I wouldn't call the EU a superpower. I think it should return back to the initial idea of the Common market, without its silly federal institutions. The only reservation being is the euro currency. It should be preserved in one way or another, since it is clear that the dollar needs alternative.

 

[Bleipriester]

Agree. Though, I wouldn't call the EU a superpower. I think it should return back to the initial idea of the Common market, without its silly federal institutions. The only reservation being is the euro currency. It should be preserved in one way or another, since it is clear that the dollar needs alternative.

No, the EU is not a super power. But a potential super power. If there is a common foreign policy, then the EU would be a super power. Maybe also a common currency but not with such a silly name.
At the current time the EU is just a paper tiger that harms itself on behalf of Washington. Even though it is economical even greater. It is a shame. We must now stop fighting each other.

 

[ESay]

No, the EU is not a super power. But a potential super power. If there is a common foreign policy, then the EU would be a super power. Maybe also a common currency but not with such a silly name.
At the current time the EU is just a paper tiger that harms itself on behalf of Washington. Even though it is economical even greater. It is a shame. We must now stop fighting each other.

I doubt it is possible to create the United States of Europe. Europeans are too divided nationally and culturally. And that is not bad per se, that is just how history was going.

 

[Bleipriester]

I doubt it is possible to create the United States of Europe. Europeans are too divided nationally and culturally. And that is not bad per se, that is just how history was going.

It doesn´t have to be necessarily a United States of Europe. A union should be a common foreign policy, though. No stupid stuff where all member states have to agree to anything. That never works. No silly legal uncertainty where the EU government can intervene in legislation everywhere. We have competing legislation right now, thus permanent legal uncertainty. Our union should solely care about security of our continent.