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German SPD leader quits in blow to Merkel's loveless coalition
Nahles, whose SPD is a junior coalition partner in Merkel's ruling alliance, said she would resign as party leader on Monday and step down as head of the SPD's parliamentary group on Tuesday.

"The discussions within the parliamentary faction and feedback from within the party have shown me that I no longer have the necessary support to carry out my duties," Nahles said in a statement released by the SPD.

Greens, Bremen, Kramp-Karrenbauer, Scholz, Schulz
Earlier, German Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat, told Germany's Tagesspiegel that he had ruled out entering another grand coalition as the SPD seeks to regroup after losses in the European parliamentary elections.
so much for "Jamaica" coalitions

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
by Cat on Sun Jun 2nd, 2019 at 04:48:55 PM EST
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There is no red in the Jamaican flag.

Jamaica is black-yellow-green, ie CDU-FDP-Green.

So, does this make a snap election likely?

In the single poll after the EP election, the Greens are in the lead. With one percent. Just after a successful EP election. So, not to put to much weight on this single poll, but it is still interesting.

by fjallstrom on Sun Jun 2nd, 2019 at 10:37:22 PM EST
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Snap election?
Hellifino! It seems to be a thing. But so is "caretaker" government. Set me straight.

I wasn't much impressed by MEP-Referendum-Prism campaign by the press in the first place. Since "transnational lists" are not well understood (until summer's end, the big EP group sort, ascension of the Spitzenkandidat or excommunication of the Merkel) I really wouldn't know which coalition colors to pick for DE federal elections. Scheduled 2021, right?

archived German Elections Open Thread 2017
It's really difficult for people in the US to figure out Germany.


Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Mon Jun 3rd, 2019 at 01:47:51 AM EST
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KTHNX

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
by Cat on Mon Jun 3rd, 2019 at 08:38:53 PM EST
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OpEd | The EU conclave
The decision-making for the top jobs in the European institutions bears some similarity to how Roman Catholic Cardinals elect the new Pope. There is a lot of unpredictability and a long wait for the outcome of a less than transparent process.
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The sequence should be the following. First, the Spitzenkandidaten system needs to be killed.

archived April punters
Der Schmiegel
M. Barnier, the reluctant "lead candidate" for EC president

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Tue Jun 18th, 2019 at 11:43:49 PM EST
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Groups are ready, EU Parliament is ready to play
The first of the two big national parties without a Parliamentary group is the British Brexit Party (29 MEPs) ... The second of the big national players is Italian Five Star Movement (M5S) with 14 MEPs.
WOOT!

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
by Cat on Wed Jun 26th, 2019 at 05:07:00 AM EST
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Revealed: The Twitter mug-shot of newly-elected MEPs
data vizualization

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
by Cat on Sun Jun 30th, 2019 at 03:59:28 PM EST
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No way the Grünen are going to enter coalition at this juncture. Their preference will be failed coalition talks precipitating an early election.

Which leaves the CDU/CSU with basically no options, unless they can find another sucker from the SPD.


It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II

by eurogreen on Mon Jun 3rd, 2019 at 02:03:22 PM EST
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What happened or is happening in the SPD youth congress?

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
by Cat on Mon Jun 3rd, 2019 at 03:20:33 PM EST
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No idea. But I saw some Burschenschaftler (I didn't know they still exist) on a train in Saxony on Sunday. They were carrying a CDU poster.
by gk (gk (gk quattro due due sette @gmail.com)) on Tue Jun 4th, 2019 at 08:51:55 AM EST
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