Kommentar: Wenn die Regierung nicht ihren Job macht, machen ihn bald andere
Statt sich den Extremen entgegenzustellen, lassen sich Union und SPD zu den Rändern ziehen, paktieren mit den Radikalen und zerreißen so die politische Mitte des Landes.
In a recent ZDF documentary titled "Inside CDU," several revealing insights were shared. One of them highlights the Union's belief that it is a given that they govern the country. A CDU member, Philipp Amthor, even laughed and remarked, "Who else will do it?" This chuckle might stick with both the Union and the SPD. For both parties, it is a made-up fact that one of them occupies the Chancellor's office or the State Chancellery.
However, if they continue on their current path, their opponents will soon be at the levers of power. The first signs have been present for a while. On Tuesday, for the first time in the history of the Federal Republic, a right-wing extremist-verified politician was elected as Landtag President in Saxony-Anhalt. In Berlin, a left-wing candidate named Elif Eralp, who describes herself as "radical" and whose party's faction is partly antisemitic, could enter the Red City Hall.
Instead of opposing extremism, the Union and SPD are pulling in the corners, sometimes partnering with radicals and tearing apart the political center of the country. As of Tuesday, the greatest danger is that the Union and the SPD will use the increasingly unstable firewalls on the left and right sides as a way out of the coalition, ultimately plunging the country into chaos.
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