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Germany's Merkel suffers blow as FDP pulls out of coalition talks
BBC News ^ | 11/20/2017 | BBC

Posted on 11/20/2017 3:54:34 AM PST by Spiridon

Talks on forming a coalition government in Germany have collapsed, leaving Angela Merkel facing her biggest challenge in 12 years as chancellor.......

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Germany; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: angelamerkel; brexit; europe; europeanunion; germany; immigration; merkel; merkelgovernment; migrants; stasi
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Angela Merkel, the leader of the most powerful member of the EUSSR (European Union) is on the ropes.

She lost votes in the last election and the AfD party which opposes the migrant tidal wave that swept over Germany under Merkel's leadership, moved from zero seats to more than 90 in the parliament.

1 posted on 11/20/2017 3:54:34 AM PST by Spiridon
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To: Spiridon

German elites are jumping through hoops of fire trying to disenfranchise the 13+ percent of the population that voted for AfD. I hope they all burn.


2 posted on 11/20/2017 3:57:26 AM PST by KyCats
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To: Spiridon

As you read into the article and from the way this played on NPR a few minutes ago, the possibility of Merkel being replaced as leader of her party is very real, also the likelihood of new elections.


3 posted on 11/20/2017 3:58:24 AM PST by Spiridon
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To: KyCats

They’ll have to decide how to deal with this. New elections, some arm twisting the Socialists into joining her or a new CDU leader to replace her, who knows.


4 posted on 11/20/2017 4:04:02 AM PST by Spiridon
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Breitbart News Daily on XM just did a story on this from one of their England office reporters.

Add this to the things we are starting to see under the radar here, but all the buzz in the Arabic language news sources. Mueller’s bunch going after documents from current and former Justice officials. Hollyweird in meltdown. Sex scandals blowing up in DC. The political hit job by the establishment of both sides on Roy Moore.

WOW!


5 posted on 11/20/2017 4:06:47 AM PST by mazda77
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My guess is that Merkel will try to convince Schultz and the SPD to commit organizational suicide by agreeing to yet another “Grand” coalition. That’s about the only way she can keep her job.

If I’m an AfD voter in Germany (and I would be), I’d be mighty p.o.’d about now.


6 posted on 11/20/2017 4:08:13 AM PST by KyCats
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks Spiridon.

7 posted on 11/20/2017 4:10:59 AM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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Germany’s Chancellor and Britain’s Prime Minister are both on the ropes right now.

President Trump made reference to the “calm before the storm” at the White House some time back.

Looks like we’ve reached “the storm”.


8 posted on 11/20/2017 4:34:13 AM PST by Nextrush (Freedom is everybody's business: Remember Pastor Niemoller)
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To: Spiridon

Stick an apple in die Sau’s mouth and roast her rotten carcass. Die Fuehrerin.


9 posted on 11/20/2017 4:43:57 AM PST by ZULU (DITCH MITCH!!! DUMP RYAN!! DROP DEAD MCCAIN!! KIM FATTY the THIRD = Kim Jung Un)
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To: Spiridon

more likely a new CSU leader and then a easy coalition.


10 posted on 11/20/2017 4:51:30 AM PST by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: Spiridon

Coalition? Ha! Run her out of town on a rail.


11 posted on 11/20/2017 4:56:16 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Spiridon

Merkel is the most powerful leader of ISIS


12 posted on 11/20/2017 4:59:33 AM PST by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday.)
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To: Spiridon

In Denmark, Norway and Sweden, each for its own reason, there are minority governments.

CDU/CSU with or without FDP should attempt a minority government. Then, seek enough votes from the members of the other parties on a case by case basis. This can be done.

The problem FDP has (and also CSU) is appeasing the Greens on immigration and fiscal policy. But, since she has verboten AfD, she cannot form a coherent majority government. So, minority government is the best option.


13 posted on 11/20/2017 5:02:15 AM PST by Redmen4ever (u)
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I read that the Green Party, due to its soft heart for Muslim immigrants, is demanding that the families of the Muslims now in German be allowed to come in. I would suggest that all the Muslims be returned to their home countries, and the Green Party members can go back with them and demand special treatment themselves in the Muslim countries. The special treatment would, no doubt, involve getting their heads cut off.


14 posted on 11/20/2017 5:06:55 AM PST by odawg
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To: Redmen4ever

The Establishment must stay in power at any cost.


15 posted on 11/20/2017 5:21:54 AM PST by Spiridon
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Too little, too late, Germany! You've already lost.

Zu wenig, zu spät, Deutschland! Du hast schon alles verloren.

Et tu as tout perdu aussi, la belle France!

16 posted on 11/20/2017 6:53:23 AM PST by Savage Beast (TRUMP AND HIS SUPPORTERS ARE THE RESISTANCE !!! VIVE LA RESISTANCE! VIVE LA RENAISSANCE!)
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To: SunkenCiv

Guess the people aren’t thrilled with her cheap labor express... it’s not to ‘die for’...


17 posted on 11/20/2017 7:25:07 AM PST by GOPJ (https://www.reddit.com/r/StumpSheet/comments/6ec3z1/fake_hate_crimes_official/)
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What went wrong in the talks? It is not quite clear. The parties involved in the talks are reported to be deeply divided over tax, asylum and environmental policies.

Sounds pretty friggin clear to me. 🙄

18 posted on 11/20/2017 7:48:42 AM PST by Impy (The democrat party is the enemy of your family and civilization itself, forget that at your peril.)
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19 posted on 11/20/2017 8:27:43 AM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: KyCats

“German elites are jumping through hoops of fire trying to disenfranchise the 13+ percent of the population that voted for AfD.”

Its almost comical to see them twist themselves in knots, to ignore the 800 lb gorilla in the room.

I saw a Deutsche Welle article posted yesterday by Berlin Freeper, in which they could not bring themselves to even acknowledge the existence of AfD. They gamed all the possible combinations, except the obvious one, of bringing the AfD voters back into the CDU coalition.

Goodbye Mutter, time for the Government to grow up.


20 posted on 11/20/2017 8:58:51 AM PST by BeauBo
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