Monday, November 4, 2024

Collapse of the Coalition?

 Fairly good odds now (say better than 50-percent) that the SPD-Green-FDP coalition will collapse by the weekend.

What happens next?  Announced fresh new election....probably by mid-to-late January.  

Blame?  It mostly goes to a recession situation, stalled 2025 budget talks, and inability of the gov't to cut budgets.  Along the way, the cost of energy, the Ukraine war, and migration woes fit into the public discontent.

Dumping Scholz as Chancellor seen as a positive thing now?  Over the past year....in oddly-worded polls....a majority of Germans tend to say Scholz needs to leave.  There never was what I'd call hyped-up enthusiasm for Scholz.  

Improving things?  One shouldn't pause over this idea much....it's just that different tricks need to be shown for political strategies.   

2 comments:

mnewman7 said...

If the CDU/CSU is back, who is the head? Soder? Perhaps a post on potentials and what viewpoints they would bring.

Schnitzel_Republic said...

Wrote a fresh blog today to cover the topic.