• PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.ukEnglish
    514·
    9 months ago

    he’s not wrong. AfD are on the rise in Germany, NF in France, Reform in the UK. Immigration is the core issue for a huge swathe of the european population. whether you believe in russian interferance or not it wont matter when these parties get in, which they will.

    There is some extremely concerning polling in the UK putting reform ahead of all of the other parties including the one currently in government.

    We have some strong european leadership right now in terms of rhetoric, but macron is weak domestically, and Merz had to form a coalition to keep the AfD out

      • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.ukEnglish
        47·
        9 months ago

        AfD is getting close to large enough to make forming a coalition to cut them out of the decision making process not possible without increasing fragile coalitions from other parties that dont work well together.

        but keep ignoring the problem, sure

      • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.ukEnglish
        53·
        9 months ago

        so? doesnt mean its not an issue that concerns the average voter. at the end of the day they’re the ones who decide who forms a government

              • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.ukEnglish
                2·
                9 months ago

                that is the nuclear option and can have severe consequences in terms of peoples trust in government and the democratic process.

                People tend to be deeply upset when you take their choice away from them.

                It’s not an option that should be used lightly