German Elections & Politics

[Kamala]

Green Party says it will only be part of a coalition if the legalization of gay marriage is guaranteed: http://www.dw.com/en/german-greens-make-same-sex-marriage-guarantee-condition-of-coalition/a-39294421

Good for them. It's getting ridiculous.

I am definitely rooting for CDU/CSU-FDP-Greens, now.

I hope that CDU-FDP isn't enough for a majority, but CDU-Greens is. Black-Green is my favorite coalition.

[Kamala]

So, why is Schauble so popular?

[Kamala]

The Matterhorn is in Switzerland/Italy? I don't know my mountains all that well but the one in the poster resembles it.

[Kamala]

The Matterhorn is in Switzerland/Italy? I don't know my mountains all that well but the one in the poster resembles it.

Correct !

The Alternative for Germany is picturing the Swiss Matterhorn in their campaign poster.

Wow, great honer!

[Kamala]

Because I can't read German, I did an ISideWith quiz for this.

64% Die PARTEI (uhh)
62% SPD
62% BÜNIDS 90 / Die Grüenen (probably who I'd vote for)
61% CDU
60% Die Linke
58% Piraten Partei (aren't they basically defunct)
56% Union (CDU/CSU) (No clue why this quiz has this)
54% FDP
49% ÖDP
48% CSU
41% LKR
36% AfD (suck it, fascists!)
32% Familienpartei
31% Freie Wähler (also not sure why this is an option)

[Kamala]

Would a traffic light be possible?

Shame Linke didn't get in. Red-red-green would've been decent.

[Kamala]

Wuh oh. New elections?

[Kamala]

@APHClarkson
Martin Schulz is targeting centrist, left liberal and Left wing voters the SPD is losing to the CDU, Greens and Linkspartei respectively. An appeal for a greater Europe works for all three. At this point integration-sceptics won't vote SPD anyway

SPD’s Martin Schulz wants United States of Europe by 2025

https://www.politico.eu/article/spds-martin-schulz-wants-united-states-of-europe-by-2025/

Good for the SPD to finally have something they stand for.