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Stupid people in Baden-WĂĽrttemberg hand massive electoral victory to the Greens so they can continue to sacrifice their industry to the weather gods

eugyppius: a plague chronicle • 178 implied HN points • 09 Mar 26
🌍 World Politics German politics
  1. The Greens narrowly won the Baden-WĂĽrttemberg election and look set to lead the government, with the CDU a close second. This outcome likely means continued focus on green energy policies that critics say could hurt industrial competitiveness.
  2. The CDU’s campaign errors and its refusal to consider partnering with the AfD weakened its bargaining power, while the AfD made notable gains among workers. That shift is reshaping coalition possibilities and political leverage in the state.
  3. The SPD and FDP suffered heavy losses, shrinking centrist opposition and changing future coalition dynamics. Many observers blame past energy decisions, like the nuclear phase-out, for high electricity prices and long-term industrial decline.

In sensational preliminary ruling, court prohibits German spy agency from classifying the AfD as a "confirmed right-wing extremist" organisation

eugyppius: a plague chronicle • 186 implied HN points • 27 Feb 26
🌍 World Politics German politics
  1. A German court barred the domestic spy agency from treating the AfD as a "confirmed right‑wing extremist" group while the main case proceeds, finding there isn't enough proof that the party as a whole is anti‑constitutional.
  2. The court said the agency's evidence was thin and largely based on public sources like social media, and that such material does not prove the party pursues an aggressive, anti‑democratic agenda.
  3. The ruling is a major setback for efforts to ban or marginalize the AfD and could limit moves to remove its members from public roles, while the interior ministry says it will review the dossier and is unlikely to win an appeal.

Lufthansa strike forces Hillary Clinton to take the purgatorial Deutsche Bahn to the Munich Security Conference just like everybody else

eugyppius: a plague chronicle • 227 implied HN points • 13 Feb 26
🌍 World Politics German politics
  1. The federal government is effectively paralysed and unable to pass needed reforms, with the CDU leadership lacking the will to break the deadlock.
  2. The party system has shifted: the left has fragmented and radicalised while the CDU has hollowed out, driving voters toward the AfD and making traditional coalition tactics increasingly crippling, especially in an election year.
  3. Everyday public services and infrastructure feel degraded — a Lufthansa strike forcing high-profile figures onto unreliable, dirty trains is a small but telling example of broader decline in competence and public experience.

Berlin police investigate possibly fascist inflatable snowman, band sings "Fuck the AfD" on national TV, and the president of Eintracht Frankfurt demands that people vomit in the faces of AfD voters

eugyppius: a plague chronicle • 216 implied HN points • 08 Feb 24
🌍 World Politics German politics
  1. German political climate is intense with strong emotions and extreme actions
  2. Public figures making controversial statements against a far-right political party
  3. Absurd incidents like a police investigation on an inflatable snowman show the heightened sensitivity in the society

After Trump says he "would not protect" NATO allies that do not meet spending targets, German politicians who for years have failed to meet these targets have an entitled sad

eugyppius: a plague chronicle • 204 implied HN points • 12 Feb 24
🌍 World Politics German politics
  1. Trump expressed impatience with NATO members like Germany who don't meet spending targets, causing backlash from German politicians.
  2. There's skepticism around the real purpose and benefits of NATO, with some questioning the alliance's role in preventing wars.
  3. Trump's NATO comments sparked strong reactions globally, highlighting the complex dynamics of international alliances and security.
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German domestic intelligence services disclose their extensive surveillance of former CDU politician Hans-Georg MaaĂźen for his criticism of globalism, the Green Party, mass migration and state media

eugyppius: a plague chronicle • 159 implied HN points • 01 Feb 24
🌍 World Politics German politics
  1. Former CDU politician Hans-Georg MaaĂźen is under extensive surveillance for criticizing globalism, the Green Party, mass migration, and state media.
  2. German domestic intelligence services are closely monitoring MaaĂźen's activities, including his social media posts and press statements.
  3. Criticism of the government, Greens, mass migration, and state media can lead to being labeled a 'right-wing extremist' and attract attention from political police.

How German taxpayer-funded fact-checkers conducted covert surveillance of a private meeting for the purpose of smearing Alternative fĂĽr Deutschland and justifying calls to ban the party

eugyppius: a plague chronicle • 88 implied HN points • 12 Jan 24
🌍 World Politics German politics
  1. German taxpayer-funded fact-checkers conducted covert surveillance of a private meeting to smear Alternative fĂĽr Deutschland
  2. Alternative fĂĽr Deutschland is polling high in Germany, causing concern for other political parties
  3. There are suspicions of an orchestrated attack on Germany's second most popular party, the AfD