This week, more bits over the new political party forming in Germany under the former boss of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party. Frauke Petry has said that the new party will be called the Blue Party.
The hints here are that it'll duplicate what the CSU stands for in Bavaria (alone) and play to the CSU message across the rest of the fifteen German states.
Problems for the future of the party? Well....Petry is under some investigation for legal issues and she might be forced out of politics for a while. Whether the Blue Party can make it without her....is a big unknown.
As for the idea of taking CSU-minded ideas and using a party like this for the other fifteen German states? They might be able to carve out some identity. Let's face it....conservative voters who'd typically be pro-CDU....aren't that happy over the immigration business but they were very disgruntled with the AfD message and the people behind the party. I'm not suggesting the Blue Party will do any better but there is a frustration vote sitting there and wanting some vehicle to throw their votes.
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