1. Turkey situation....Ekrem Imamoglu, the Mayor of Istanbul....was arrested by Turkish authorities.
Imamoglu was just a couple of days away from being set to be a presidential candidate. Yeah....he was speculated to be the strongest political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. With him....around 100 others were detained (journalists, political folks, and some businessmen).
Next election? Well....this gets interesting. On paper, the NEXT election is scheduled for May 2028. Yeah, that's a long time away.
Added to this drama....by the Constitution...Erdogan has hit his limit, and is not supposed to be able to run....unless you change the Constitution. There is some belief that this is the idea.....and it's to be a 'snap' election (immediate)...getting easily a win for Erdogan.
Age playing into this? Erdogan is 71.
2. The German Army pays out around 650 million Euro a year....for private security to guard the gates/bases throughout Germany.. Reason? Shortage of Army personnel for the job.
3. The F-35 deal that Germany signed (2022, with the Biden team)....has run into issues, and discussion started up to cancel the purchase.
4. The rush to build LNG ports on the north coast....called into question now....at least one is likely to close, and the money considered 'wasted'.
5. If you have Netflix in Germany....a movie/series I can recommend: 'The Frog' (South Korean series). Murder-who-done-it type.
6. WELT did a fine article yesterday.....housing crisis and which states are extremely affected. Bavaria is in the worst trouble.
7. German police union had a statement on E-cars....highly critical....saying as patrols are supposed to start.....batteries are still re-charging.
8. Germans intent on leaving Germany? Their top choice presently? Switzerland....mostly because of salary increases.
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