After a disappointing mandate of the social democrat, Olaf Scholz, the Germans chose a right-wing government for the next four years; However, which coalition will command the country is a question to be answered
The postpandeia years were extremely challenging for the And Chancellor Olaf Scholz really wasn’t lucky at any time in his government. From an economically paralyzed nation to a war in eastern continent, Scholz had no easy problems to solve, but also lacking political competence. The scarcity of ability to read and interpret national demands, especially the middle class, the base of his most faithful electorate, cost him expensive.
The weak stance, the monocordic tone of his speeches and the non -fulfillment of campaign promises, encouraged a great sense of rejection of his government. With the fall of the governing coalition in November 2024, the early election in 2025 would confirm its unpopularity, costing not only the leadership of the government, but a poor historical result to his party.
More than 83% of German voters attended the polls on Sunday, sent him their votes by mail, making this year’s elections, the election with the highest attendance rate since German reunification in 1990. As expected, conservative legend Right, Union, has finished almost 30% of the votes, now having the responsibility of forming a government and becoming
Then the Ultracerea, AFD acronym, an alternative to Germany, has achieved its largest vote in history, above 20% and clearly showing that its anti-immigration agenda is a trend throughout Europe. Social democrats, a historic legend of the German left, had the worst performance in their history, being just above 16% of the votes.
The most expensive life throughout Germany not only has slowed the largest economy in Europe, but weighed in the family budget in all 16 states of the country. The migratory crisis, increased urban violence and the feeling of insecurity, also dismissed the electorate from the current ruling coalition and considerably increased the vote in conservative acronyms. Despite a under -expected performance, Union will have a priority in government formation and will now have to wait for the final count of all votes to find the most favorable political option in arithmetic.
The possibility of government formation between conservatives and social democrats depends a lot on the entry or not of two parties in Parliament. In Germany, the 5%barrier clause causes parties below this threshold not politically represented in Berlin, redistributing the seats of the Bundestag proportionally among the parties above the barrier. These calculations, still far from being fully resolved, will be made by all German politicians, especially by Herr Merz over the next few days.
and with that, we still do not know what the ministers and state policies will be, something this February 23 is certain, the victory of the right. In a moment of great instability and discouraging perspectives, he returns to power the most traditional party in the country, showing that the relative majority of the German population has chosen a family formula to try to solve the problems.
On the other side we see the expressive growth of the extremes, both the right and the radical left, which together are almost 30% of the population. This shows that many, especially the desperate young people, found in the poor orthodox proposals a message that seemed to solve their main problems.
The next few weeks will require a lot of political skills from To run against the clock imposed by Donald Trump and Vladmir Putin, who seek to solve Europe’s problems without Europe. The challenges are not a few, but the vibrant German democracy, which has been reborn from the ashes of the most brutal wars and regimes, will once again find a way to make the engine of an entire continent, keep walking forward.
*This text does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the young Pan.
