A political rant [1/4]
A big chunk of Russian immigrants voted for AfD because of their anti-immigration position.
You don't see the irony here, do you, Tatyana?
"But I am a LEGAL migrant, not an illegal refuge on governmental support"
Hate to break it to you, Tatyana, but the people who receive help from the government are here LEGALLY. They are registered, the government acknowledges them and gives them help.
They are just as legal as you are.
#Bundestagswahl2025 #germanelection2025

The German conservative party #CDU got the second worst result ever –for their populist anti-migration election campaign. The German #Greens on the other hand, got their second best. #germanelection2025 #BTW25
Striking, that both parties are interviewed as if it were exactly the other way around.

When deciding whom to vote* for during the German elections, I stumbled upon interviews with local candidates and people on the streets by the regional public broadcaster. Utterly depressing.
AfD (far right) candidate: “The people aren’t being listed to!”
Voter: “The AfD cares about the people’s concerns!”
Voter2: “They don’t share my values, I will not vote for them”.
That was it. Yes, it was that general. No actual insight into what those concerns are (and how the parties aim to solve them). No context, no mention of the AfD’s distaste for democracy and desire to revoke constitutional rights. Each party got the same superficial treatment in that broadcast - fair, yes, and utterly in denial of the risk that comes from normalising the AfD.

*We get two votes, which both shape the parliament: a first-past-the-post vote for a representative from our district and a proportional vote. I live abroad, but still get assigned to a district - so I had to do some research on the local candidates.

https://www.europesays.com/1852032/ As US recedes, NATO scrambles to find a new leader – POLITICO #DefenseBudgets #DonaldTrump #EmmanuelMacron #EUUSMilitaryTies #france #GermanElection2025 #germany #JdVance #JohnHealey #MarkRutte #MunichSecurityConference #nato #OlafScholz #PeteHegseth #poland #Russia #sweden #U.S.Politics #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #VladimirPutin #WarInUkraine

Excellent ! In #Germany hundreds and thousands take to the streets, demonstrating against conservative party‘s #fascicst turn. #CDU / #CSU were attempting to establish a majority for anti-migration law counting on the votes of anti-EU, anti-democratic right-wing party in parliament. #nazisraus #AfDVerbot_Jetzt #GermanElection2025

Sales of Tesla cars are plummeting in Germany. January saw a 59% decrease year-on-year according to the country's Federal Motor Transport Authority, while the wider EV market was up 54% in the same time period. @euronews attributes the decline to CEO Elon Musk's support for the far-right AfD party ahead of Germany's upcoming federal election. Here's more.

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#putin #Kremlin# is attacking #germanelection2025 #germany #GermanyElection #sabotage

https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-hit-by-suspected-russia-backed-sabotage-campaign/