Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffered an embarrassing setback when he fell short of a majority in an initial vote in the lower house of parliament, potentially delaying his swearing-in as head of government due to take place later on Tuesday.

  • CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    And secret deals with Merz make the AfD seem reliable, trustworthy and strong, how? If anything that would strengthen the left.

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      4 days ago

      The AfD doesn’t need to seem reliable, trustworthy and strong.
      Like Trump, they thrive on chaos and a loss of trust in democracy itself.

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        4 days ago

        Well I guess now we can say almost certainly that none of them voted for him the second time around either which was predictable.