Spiegel: It's good that this election campaign is finally over
Thursday evening offered a final televised debate ahead of the German new elections on Sunday. Politicians from eight parties clashed.
During the debate, the largest party, the CDU, gave in to the far-right AfD's chancellor candidate Alice Weidel, according to Tagesspiegel.
- You stand behind Putin, I stand behind Ukraine, said CDU politician Carsten Linnemann.
Der Spiegel describes the election campaign as the shortest, but most intense, in history. A series of televised debates have taken place in a variety of constellations. The last debate was chaotic, the topics were scattered, insults were thrown around, but the debates did not take place, according to the newspaper.
"After this broadcast, one can be happy that the election is finally being held on Sunday. That's enough now," writes the political website.
Crazy math for Merz – the more parties, the worse
It is almost certain that the Christian Democratic CDU/CSU will be the largest in the new elections in Germany on Sunday. The really interesting thing will be to keep an eye on the parties around the five percent threshold.
In fact, one of the smallest parties, the liberal FDP, could become kingmaker and determine what the next government looks like, writes the Süddeutsche Zeitung. But that would require the party not to leave.
The Economist sums it up like this: The more parties in parliament, the more difficult it will be for CDU leader Friedrich Merz. And a decimal point here or there could have enormous consequences.
In addition to the FDP, the left-wing conservative BSW and the left-wing party Die Linke are close to the threshold. If one of the parties leaves, the CDU could probably form a government with either the Social Democrats or the Greens.
But if all three make it, the largest parties will have fewer seats. Then the CDU could be forced into a three-party government, or a weak two-party government.
– If that happens, we are dead, sighs a CDU politician.
Analysis: Everyone turns a blind eye to the whirlwind that is coming in
A world political whirlwind is blowing across Europe when Germany goes to the polls on Sunday, writes Berthold Kohler in an analysis in Frankfurter Allgemeine.
“Donald Trump is currently destroying, at breathtaking speed and like a child in a sandbox, previous constants in international politics.”
The new Chancellor therefore faces a difficult task. In addition to steering the economy, supporting Ukraine and strengthening the defense, the Chancellor must take the helm so that Europe does not become Putin and Trump’s “prey”. “Whispering” his positions like Olaf Scholz will no longer work, he writes.
While the Western world is collapsing, Germans are navel-gazing, writes Daniel Brössler in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Because despite the global situation, immigration is the most important issue of the election.
“The biggest problem in the coming years will not be protecting the borders from illegal migrants, but from Vladimir Putin.”
The Guardian’s analysis has the same theme. Immigration and the economy dominate the election campaign. The war is barely mentioned. No candidate for chancellor dares to mention how neglected the German defense is, writes Paul Taylor. But the fact that CDU leader Friedrich Merz is not preparing Germans for the “storm” that awaits will cause him problems later, he believes.
Thursday evening offered a final televised debate ahead of the German new elections on Sunday. Politicians from eight parties clashed.
During the debate, the largest party, the CDU, gave in to the far-right AfD's chancellor candidate Alice Weidel, according to Tagesspiegel.
- You stand behind Putin, I stand behind Ukraine, said CDU politician Carsten Linnemann.
Der Spiegel describes the election campaign as the shortest, but most intense, in history. A series of televised debates have taken place in a variety of constellations. The last debate was chaotic, the topics were scattered, insults were thrown around, but the debates did not take place, according to the newspaper.
"After this broadcast, one can be happy that the election is finally being held on Sunday. That's enough now," writes the political website.
Crazy math for Merz – the more parties, the worse
It is almost certain that the Christian Democratic CDU/CSU will be the largest in the new elections in Germany on Sunday. The really interesting thing will be to keep an eye on the parties around the five percent threshold.
In fact, one of the smallest parties, the liberal FDP, could become kingmaker and determine what the next government looks like, writes the Süddeutsche Zeitung. But that would require the party not to leave.
The Economist sums it up like this: The more parties in parliament, the more difficult it will be for CDU leader Friedrich Merz. And a decimal point here or there could have enormous consequences.
In addition to the FDP, the left-wing conservative BSW and the left-wing party Die Linke are close to the threshold. If one of the parties leaves, the CDU could probably form a government with either the Social Democrats or the Greens.
But if all three make it, the largest parties will have fewer seats. Then the CDU could be forced into a three-party government, or a weak two-party government.
– If that happens, we are dead, sighs a CDU politician.
Analysis: Everyone turns a blind eye to the whirlwind that is coming in
A world political whirlwind is blowing across Europe when Germany goes to the polls on Sunday, writes Berthold Kohler in an analysis in Frankfurter Allgemeine.
“Donald Trump is currently destroying, at breathtaking speed and like a child in a sandbox, previous constants in international politics.”
The new Chancellor therefore faces a difficult task. In addition to steering the economy, supporting Ukraine and strengthening the defense, the Chancellor must take the helm so that Europe does not become Putin and Trump’s “prey”. “Whispering” his positions like Olaf Scholz will no longer work, he writes.
While the Western world is collapsing, Germans are navel-gazing, writes Daniel Brössler in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Because despite the global situation, immigration is the most important issue of the election.
“The biggest problem in the coming years will not be protecting the borders from illegal migrants, but from Vladimir Putin.”
The Guardian’s analysis has the same theme. Immigration and the economy dominate the election campaign. The war is barely mentioned. No candidate for chancellor dares to mention how neglected the German defense is, writes Paul Taylor. But the fact that CDU leader Friedrich Merz is not preparing Germans for the “storm” that awaits will cause him problems later, he believes.
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