Crazy Ass Moments of German Politics
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crazy moments out of the political life of germany, the heart of europe 🇪🇺🇩🇪 dms open for submissions, with credits if wanted
Joined October 2022
he's intending to leave politics next year after over 30 years in public office 😔✊
2016: Election Poster of The Lefts Leading Candidate Wulf Gallert for the regional election in Saxony-Anhalt. The poster says "Frauenversteher" (womanizer)
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German Press at first reported that he was raided because he called former Enonomy Minister Habeck an idiot
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Far-right AfD invited a man whose place was raided last year by the police for posting pro-Nazi content on Twitter. One can lowkey see the fee agreement in his pocket so he most likely got money from the party/the group to be there
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For the second round, the Bundestag has the right to nominate a new candidate (could also be Merz) within the next 14 days. He or she would also need 316 votes to get elected
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For the first time since 1949, a chancellor was not elected in the first round
Friedrich Merz scheitert im ersten Wahlgang zum Bundeskanzler
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2021: A german citizen managed to pass a Taliban checkpoint after their takeover by showing them the red SPD party book. The Taliban thought he was a german diplomat and he left Afghanistan without a passport or visa. https://t.co/meVAbFil7D
spiegel.de
Ein Deutscher mit afghanischen Wurzeln wollte aus Kabul ausreisen. In einer Kontrolle der Taliban gab er sich als Diplomat aus und zeigte ein rotes Parteibuch. Nun droht seine Ausreise an deutscher...
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There is a meme about former CDU leader Armin Laschet and Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius (SPD) looking alike and are being confused for one another
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Meanwhile the AfD even wants to prevent that the old Bundestag convenes after the election of the new Bundestag in February. The Constitutional Court wants to decide by wednesday.
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Happy Herbert Wehner punching a Nazi in parliament Day to all who celebrate
1950: Member of Bundestag and former NSDAP member Wolfgang Hedler (DP, Deutsche Partei) after being beaten up by multiple SPD deputies, including Herbert Wehner, for defaming resistance members and making antisemitic statements
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The Greens (who will be most likely in opposition) will be necessary for this majority but declined for now. No talks with the far-right AfD or the Left were held. The first major project of Merz' government is in danger before he is even in office.
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So incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and his coalition partner SPD announced two special assets for defense and infrastructure spending of nearly a trillion euro and a reform of the constitutional debt brake. the latter requires a 2/3 majority in the Bundestag.
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with a slim majority of 4 votes in favour and with support from conservative CDU/CSU, liberal FDP and far-right AfD
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First time since 1949 that a motion (it was't a law) was passed against the votes of the government
Bundestag stimmt für Fünf-Punkte-Plan der Union zu Migration https://t.co/BjFChaUICj
#Eilmeldung
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Christian Lindner, leader of liberal FDP just got creampied
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