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What do the new elections mean for Germany?

Asked by Caravanfan (14135points) 3 hours ago

Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats (Merkel’s old party) won their election and booted the Social Democrats out of power but won’t be able to govern without a coalition. They have avowed to keep the AfD (far right Musk and Trump supported) party out of power but can they? The AfD got the second most votes.

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Getting “second most votes” in a parliamentary system with many parties, is different from what it means in the US, a two-big-party-dominated idiocracy. i.e. It means about 20% of those who voted. To lead parliament, they’d need a coalition (other parties to join with them to gain an actual majority).

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@Zaku Yes, I am aware how a parliamentary democracy works. CD still need a coalition to govern. So who will they govern with?

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To be clear I’m not particularly worried about the Christian Democrats. It’s the AfD that should worry us.

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