09-25-2017, 09:33 AM
(09-25-2017, 03:05 AM)hollodero Wrote: 12.6% for the AfD is a bit shocking. Germany never had a party like that so relevant since probably 45.
The maybe bigger story though is the SPD on a historic low... der Schulzzug war sehr leicht zu stoppen. Since they are going opposition (as well as they need to), forming a government will be tough. And the result will be tough for the low-income Germans... Merkel can only reasonably go with liberals and green party, which are not to be mistaken with American liberals or greens. The liberals are the party of the rich, and the green party has become the party of the wealthiest voters as well.
The black-green-yellow alliance btw. is widely called "Jamaica coalition".
The rise of the AfD is definitely interesting. Them having a seat at the table is a big step, but I don't see it progressing much further. When over 80% of the populous doesn't trust the party, it doesn't bode well for growth. That being said, more people trust SPD than CDU/CSU, so take from that what you will.
As for the SPD, they need to get their shit together. I wish that die Linke, Gruene, and SPD could come together on things, but they just aren't going to be on the same page and so SPD likes to hitch their wagon to the CDU/CSU to have power.
As an aside, who is in the black-green-yellow alliance? My only reference to the representative colors is from Wikipedia (I read about the policies and politics in other places) and those colors would be CDU, Gruene, and FDP according to them. That just seems like an unlikely mix.
