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Lawmakers from the incoming chancellor’s CDU party signal an end to the “firewall” that saw mainstream politicians refuse to work with extreme groups for decades.

The party that won Germany’s election is radically softening its approach to working with the far right as the reality of the country’s transformed political landscape starts to bite.

While the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) — the party of Helmut Kohl and Angela Merkel — has for decades steadfastly refused to cooperate or do deals with politicians on the extremes, that “firewall” now appears to be crumbling as the German parliament works out how to organize itself in the wake of the country’s Feb. 23 snap election.

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[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I dont know how the situation is in Germany, but in Argentina boycotting mixed with political incapability and the total indifference of the political arc for certain problems is what fueled Milei's campaign.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

It's the ignoring of people's issues that's the key problem. If the people are hurting and the government aren't doing anything to help them, preferring to bail out corporations or enable their exploitation of their customers/employees, then the people will look for alternatives to vote for.

All the extremists need to do is pay lip service and they have a ready made electoral platform.