To be honest I kinda expected this as there was the misinformation spread they were going to stomp to lull those on the fence of AfD into complacency and spun the CDU voters to turn out (kinda like the 'Red Wave' in US mid-terms)
That being said they still took second by a large margin and despite EVERY attempt to block them from power, they'll have better opportunities as sure, you stopped 'the rise of the AfD', great, now YOU'RE in charge of negotiating with Trump.
So much of politics is about 'expectations'. Trump was a juggernaut not because he won big, but because it ran so contrary to both expectations and everything they tried to do to him.
That said, their relief at the AfD underperforming by 1-2% will dissipate very quickly if these results hold and it is very, very hard to create a coalition without them. They will succeed, but the coalition will be unstable and people will be dissatisfied with it - they won't be able to get anything done, nor will they be able to pass the policies that are necessary. It's a good launching pad for the next election for the AfD.
I meant more you stopped them gaining office....this time.
But the fact remains that WHOEVER is in office not only has to deal with the domestic issues (or constantly trying to suppress it being raised domestically in this case) but ALSO has to deal with Trump and his team and that war on two fronts I think will cripple a lot of European institutions that still try to push a globalist agenda as Europe hasn't got the money on hand to fill the gap as the US turns off the slush funds.
To be honest I kinda expected this as there was the misinformation spread they were going to stomp to lull those on the fence of AfD into complacency and spun the CDU voters to turn out (kinda like the 'Red Wave' in US mid-terms)
That being said they still took second by a large margin and despite EVERY attempt to block them from power, they'll have better opportunities as sure, you stopped 'the rise of the AfD', great, now YOU'RE in charge of negotiating with Trump.
Good luck lol..
I don't know, looks pretty rise-y to me.
So much of politics is about 'expectations'. Trump was a juggernaut not because he won big, but because it ran so contrary to both expectations and everything they tried to do to him.
That said, their relief at the AfD underperforming by 1-2% will dissipate very quickly if these results hold and it is very, very hard to create a coalition without them. They will succeed, but the coalition will be unstable and people will be dissatisfied with it - they won't be able to get anything done, nor will they be able to pass the policies that are necessary. It's a good launching pad for the next election for the AfD.
I meant more you stopped them gaining office....this time.
But the fact remains that WHOEVER is in office not only has to deal with the domestic issues (or constantly trying to suppress it being raised domestically in this case) but ALSO has to deal with Trump and his team and that war on two fronts I think will cripple a lot of European institutions that still try to push a globalist agenda as Europe hasn't got the money on hand to fill the gap as the US turns off the slush funds.