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Athena

Today I'm writing about the German Greens

The Party That Won the Argument—But Lost the Votes

A party born from the fervour of grassroots protest—anti-nuclear marches, feminist collectives, pacifist encampments— the Greens have transformed from a fringe group of activists into a formidable political force. (audio & text)

On the Climate Historian 👇

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The Climate Historian · The German Greens in 2025By The Climate Historian
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MediaFaro News Digest

Euro strengthens, boosted by optimism over German election results.

The German election may fuel optimism about potential fiscal policy reform, which is expected to revitalise Europe's largest economy.

The euro and the DAX could strengthen further amid the projected result.

mediafaro.org/article/20250224

euronews · Euro strengthens, boosted by optimism over German election resultsThe German election may fuel optimism about potential fiscal policy reform, which is expected to revitalise Europe's largest economy. The euro and the DAX could strengthen further amid the projected result.
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Killian Mangan🇮🇪

Our politicians and media here in Ireland don't focus enough on the sick state of our Democracy; if 40.3% of registered Irish adults (and even more including those who are eligible but not registered) are not voting, this should be the main story of the election - that is double the percentage of people who voted for the largest party in the last election.

#Ireland #Democracy #MoreDemocracy #DemocraticReform #ElectoralReform #RightToVote #VoteAbroad #GermanElections #Germany #EU

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Killian Mangan🇮🇪

This high turnout comes in the context of Germany (like most democracies but unlike Ireland) allowing citizens to vote from abroad if they previously lived in Germany for over 3 months within the last 25 years.

Germans are also allowed to choose to vote by post instead of in-person, like in most democracies but unlike in Ireland. As in most European countries, German elections are held on a Sunday in order to maximise turnout.

#Germany #GermanElections #IrishElection #Ireland #Irish

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Killian Mangan🇮🇪

One of the big takeaways from the German election is just how much more engaged German voters are than Irish voters.

Yesterday, Germany reached a turnout of 83.5% of registered voters. In our General Election last November, we had just 59.7% of registered voters come out to vote.

#Ireland #Irish #Democracy #IrishElections #PostalVote #MoreDemocracy #DemocraticReform #ElectoralReform #RightToVote #VoteAbroad #IrishDemocracy #GermanElections #Germany #EU

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Jürgen Hubert

Well, looks like German democracy will survive for another round.

#Merz will most likely seek a coalition with the #SPD . While I personally don't trust the man at all, he is no Trump - he has neither the power nor the charisma to purge the #CDU (let alone the #CSU ) of moderates and lead them into a coalition with the #AfD . We have been in Black-Red coalitions under Merkel before, and while none of them were great, we survived them (though Merz is definitely crueler than Merkel ever was).

The fact that the #FDP was kicked out parliament was very satisfying to me. They _could_ have been a party of personal liberty, which is a valid , positive approach to politics. Instead, their main "accomplishment" these last few years was opposing and sabotaging the very government they were a part of. Goodbye, #Lindner - you will not be missed.

Props to the #Linke for their stunning reversal. They were the only party actually renewing themselves for this election, and it paid off. Furthermore, though it pains me to say it as a member of the #Grünen , neither the Grünen nor the #SPD have done credible leftist politics these past few years, so it's good that _one_ party did and was very successful with it.

It also helped that the most toxic elements and #Putin bootlickers in the Linke jumped ship to the #BSW - which narrowly failed to enter parliament, which is something that deserves some gloating. Not a great investment now, eh Putin? I hope that #Wagenknecht - like Lindner - ends up on the trash heap of history.

The big question is how the SPD will develop. The party desperately needs a renewal - #Scholz was an atrocious leader in more ways than one. Yet spending the next few years as a junior partner to Merz is not a great position to reinvent yourself as a social democratic force...

#Germany #GermanPolitics #GermanElections
bbc.com/news/live/ckg82wwrwy6t

BBC NewsGerman election latest: Conservatives head for victory but far-right AfD set for second place, exit polls sayThe economy, immigration and security have been some of the key issues for voters in this year's election.
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Jyn Erso Lives!

#GermanElections: even after the CDU pushed anti-migration topics to the fore, and the interventions by Putin‘s cybertrolls, Elon Musk and JD Vance, the AfD didn’t make more than 20% and 69% of Germans don’t want to see them in government. Given that 83% voted today, I‘d say it was a well enough day for German democracy #DEpol

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Jürgen Hubert

The first exit polls for the German federal elections are in. They... suck, but they could have been even worse:

CDU - CSU - 29%
AFD - 19.5%
SPD - 16%
Greens - 13.5%
Die Linke - 8.5%
FDP - 4.9%
BSW - 4.7%

- As expected, the fascist #AfD has become the second biggest political party, but at least they haven't reached the 20% they had been polling in all the opinion polls so far.

- If the exist polls remain true, the #FDP has barely missed reaching the 5% threshold for re-entering parliament. Since their "accomplishments" in the last three years largely consisted in sabotaging the work of the coalition government they were a part of, and they have turned from being a party of personal liberty advocated to a party of crypto-fascists #ElonMusk fans, this is no great loss (sorry #Lindner , but Elon Musk will always love those more who are blatant about their fascism!)

- The #BSW will also fail to enter parliament. Since they are basically Putin's stooges intended to channel votes away from leftist democratic parties, this is no great loss.

- After having been predicted to drop out of parliament due to the rise of the BSW, the #Linke has managed to pull of a stunning reversal and gained 8.5% of the vote. I may not agree with all of their position, but German politics desperately needs a party that stands for clear leftist policies - something that both the #SPD and the #Grünen have failed at in recent years.

It looks the most viable option will be a coalition led by the #CDU with the #SPD as a junior partner. We've already had those under #Merkel , and they were long years of stagnation - but a chancellor #Merz will have fewer principles than Merkel had, and far more cruelty. He is a #Blackrock creature through and through. And while he has made some noises that indicate that he largely recognizes Trump for what he is, I suspect that in the end he will do what the oligarchy wants of him.

Hopefully the oligarchy doesn't want him to form a coalition with the AfD, but we shall see... 😞

#Germany #GermanElections #GermanPolitics
bbc.com/news/live/ckg82wwrwy6t

BBC NewsGerman election latest: Conservatives head for victory but far-right AfD set for second place, exit polls sayThe economy, immigration and security have been some of the key issues for voters in this year's election.
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