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Let's see... they already had a coalition government once (2008-20013) with the FDP, with the result that during the next elections the FDP lost so many votes t
by rob74 4y ago
Let's see... they already had a coalition government once (2008-20013) with the FDP, with the result that during the next elections the FDP lost so many votes that they weren't represented in the next parliament. Then they ruled alone for 5 more years, and since 2018 they have a coalition with the "Freie Wähler", which is a loose grouping of ex-CSU members. Let's see how well they will fare in the next elections. So far the only remarkable thing about them that the press reported is that their boss and now deputy prime minister Hubert Aiwanger is a vaccine skeptic...
- hef19898 4y agoAiwanger is also a general weirdo, profited heavily from increased wood prices (he is after all a not to small farmer and owns considerably sized forests). I loved his comment about good Bavarians carrying a knife. Good thing about the FW is that the AfD has some serious, and arguably less critical, competition.
- mschuster91 4y ago> Good thing about the FW is that the AfD has some serious, and arguably less critical, competition. I'd prefer the FDP to take up that role like they do in federal government. While I in no way like or support the populist bullshit that the FDP pulls (e.g. their questionable appeasement towards COVID deniers), they're at least somewhat grounded in democracy. The FW are dangerous because of their structure - grab up enough support locally to run under their banner and you can talk whatever shit you want, including cuddling up with the far right [1]. [1] https://www.endstation-rechts.de/news/freie-wahler-sachsen-zwischen-neuer-rechter-und-wutburgern https://www.endstation-rechts.de/news/freie-wahler-sachsen-z...