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Anyone who knows if they are 2 "rogue" ministers, or if they have some backing ?

• sdoering 10y ago
  At least in Germany, coming from the leading party[1] and pushing the official party line, the minister is anything but rogue. The leading party (CDU) even has a sister party (CSU in Bavaria) that is even more of a law and order type. They have way more extreme ideas on how a state should be able to control it's citizens. But even the moderate left SPD (in coalition with CDU as ruling parties in Germany) have their flavor of hawks. Right now it seems there is no powerful reasonable voice for freedom in Germany - at least in the higher ranks of power. But maybe this last sentence is just my selection bias. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Maizi%C3%A8re https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Maizi%C3%A8re
  • Qantourisc 10y ago
    So ... enough reason to start worrying and set-up counter campaigns ?
• kakwa_ 10y ago
  In France, the interior minister Cazeneuve is inline with his government. Considering that Mr Valls, the prime minister, is Cazeneuve's predecessor and is at the right wing of the Socialist Party, it's not a really big surprise. However, the government policy is not well received inside the Parliament. Many socialist deputies (the "Frondeurs") kind of oppose the government on various political decisions (on security or economy). But it has little effect on the policies being enforced, through the 49.3 article, the government can pass a law without parliamentary debate and vote (the Parliament, through a vote, can only force the government to resign which has never happened as it will be a political suicide for the deputies), the french fifth Republic constitution is magical sometimes...