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Skybird · 05-15-22, 02:15 PM

There were state elections in Northrhine Westphalia (where I live in) today. Due to the state heaving the biggest population of all 16 states, these elections sometimes are called and seen as "small Bundestag elections". Participation dropped from 65 to 56%, and the faction of the non-voters formed the biggest group, as big as the voters of CDU, SPD and Greens all together. Means: the non-voters have won this election, so to speak. The CDU gained, the SPD sufferedc a pretty desastrous result (the worst since WW2), the Green tripled their last result form five yers ago.

CDU and FDP had formed a colation government the past 5 years, but due to the FDP being the second national coaltion party suffering very heavy losses, that is not possible anymore. Its either a coalition of CDU and the Greens, or CDU and SPD, or the SPD, Green and the FDP - like on national level, what is called traffic-light coalition in germany.

The SPD campaigned heavily withScholz,. so their loss isdue to Scholz and his Ukraine policy. The FDP got punsihed becasue - I think - its boss Linder who also ios the ficnaine ministrer in the nationb govenbrment, juggled way to much with terms and calcuations to hide that he has dramatically increased debts, his main priority being that debts are not called debts anymore, but get some distracting alternative names. With the FDP's voters being established business people and young voters from the better situated families in Germany, he seems to not get away with this trcik, his clientel being too aware of what all this fincial mumbojumbo is meaning for us and helps to fuel inflation and thus: loss of wealth.

All this reflects the national government's many issues. The Green however see a strom-and-triumph phase and run from victory to victory currenbtly. Their weight will gian in the national coaltion, they will be able to diatctae Bubble-OPlaf even mroe temrns and ciodnitions iof he wants to keep in power. Which is good. Somebody has to kick the stupid little boy in his cowardly back, else he would not even get out of bed, that much afraid he is of atomic war with Russia.

The results, counting in the non-voters - and that is how it should be, to put the eleciton results into their real context.

Roughly only every 5th person eligible to vote voted for CDU, not even every 6th voted for SPD, only every 10th voted for Greens. This must be kept on mind when parties claim they "speak for the people" and "represent this or that majority". They don't. They are minorities. Mostly even surprisingly small ones.

Not even the complete to-be-formed coalition government speaks for a majority of the people.

AFD and FDP are in, the SED ("Linke") is out.

05-15-22, 02:15 PM	#1556
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,596 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	There were state elections in Northrhine Westphalia (where I live in) today. Due to the state heaving the biggest population of all 16 states, these elections sometimes are called and seen as "small Bundestag elections". Participation dropped from 65 to 56%, and the faction of the non-voters formed the biggest group, *as big as the voters of CDU, SPD and Greens all together.* Means: the non-voters have won this election, so to speak. The CDU gained, the SPD sufferedc a pretty desastrous result (the worst since WW2), the Green tripled their last result form five yers ago. CDU and FDP had formed a colation government the past 5 years, but due to the FDP being the second national coaltion party suffering very heavy losses, that is not possible anymore. Its either a coalition of CDU and the Greens, or CDU and SPD, or the SPD, Green and the FDP - like on national level, what is called traffic-light coalition in germany. The SPD campaigned heavily withScholz,. so their loss isdue to Scholz and his Ukraine policy. The FDP got punsihed becasue - I think - its boss Linder who also ios the ficnaine ministrer in the nationb govenbrment, juggled way to much with terms and calcuations to hide that he has dramatically increased debts, his main priority being that debts are not called debts anymore, but get some distracting alternative names. With the FDP's voters being established business people and young voters from the better situated families in Germany, he seems to not get away with this trcik, his clientel being too aware of what all this fincial mumbojumbo is meaning for us and helps to fuel inflation and thus: loss of wealth. All this reflects the national government's many issues. The Green however see a strom-and-triumph phase and run from victory to victory currenbtly. Their weight will gian in the national coaltion, they will be able to diatctae Bubble-OPlaf even mroe temrns and ciodnitions iof he wants to keep in power. Which is good. Somebody has to kick the stupid little boy in his cowardly back, else he would not even get out of bed, that much afraid he is of atomic war with Russia. The results, counting in the non-voters - and that is how it should be, to put the eleciton results into their real context. Roughly only every 5th person eligible to vote voted for CDU, not even every 6th voted for SPD, only every 10th voted for Greens. This must be kept on mind when parties claim they "speak for the people" and "represent this or that majority". They don't. *They are minorities. Mostly even surprisingly small ones.* *Not even the complete to-be-formed coalition government speaks for a majority of the people.* AFD and FDP are in, the SED ("Linke") is out. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 05-15-22 at 02:24 PM.