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The greens are part of the current government, I wonder what's not clear about the previous message?

• AshamedCaptain 4y ago
  The greens have approximately 14% of the vote and 16% of the seats of the legislative, and are a minority partner in the executive. It does seem quite a stretch to say "they are in charge of Germany".
  • mk89 4y ago
    They have 118/416 seats of the current government, which is more than 16%, and that's what actually matters. If SPD and FDP tomorrow want to bring nuclear energy back, good luck doing that on such a controversial topic (if nobody else in the parliament backs you up). One way or another, they are in charge and they can make things happen or not. Clearly, my "in charge" is absolutely not the same as in dictatorships or similar, but always in a democratic context.
    • AshamedCaptain 4y ago
      > They have 118/416 seats of the current government That is exactly what makes them a minority partner. > and that's what actually matters No, it does not in a democracy. It's still 16% of the legislative body. > but always in a democratic context. I would really like to know which democratic context translates 14% of the vote into "in charge of the country". They _may_ have more influence in the executive than the opposition parties, depending on the details of the coalition, but it is still a long stretch to claim "in charge" of the government much less of the country. A coalition is in charge of the executive branch, of which the greens are not the majority by any metric. > If SPD and FDP tomorrow want to bring nuclear energy back If a majority of the voters (or at least 50%+1 of the seats in the legislative body) want to bring nuclear energy back tomorrow, let me know how the greens are going to stop them.