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branford

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4. Huh?

Reply to napi21 (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 01:46 PM

Mar 2016

Merkel is being punished for her liberal migrant policies, not conservative economic policies.

The AfD, the party who gained at the expense of Merkel's CDU, is more conservative.

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German voters punish Merkel's conservatives in state votes [View all] tabasco Mar 2016 OP

Following along at FAZ's live-blog. The AfD got 22% in Saxony-Anholt. Stunning. Yo_Mama Mar 2016 #1

Wow, thanks for the link. n/t Euphoria Mar 2016 #6

Hmmm, looks like it's a world wide rebelliion against the conservatives and theirw greedy napi21 Mar 2016 #2

Huh? branford Mar 2016 #4

Yup! Euphoria Mar 2016 #7

You do realize of course... philosslayer Mar 2016 #9

The AfD is against mass immigration and the eurozone. tabasco Mar 2016 #14

I am pro immigration philosslayer Mar 2016 #25

I am totally happy the Afd won coyote Mar 2016 #16

OMG. FAZ is now listing AfD tied with CDU at 29% in Sachsen-Anhalt Yo_Mama Mar 2016 #3

If you govern against the wishes of your constituents in a democracy, branford Mar 2016 #5

Here's a short and interesting Reuters blog post branford Mar 2016 #8

There we go... Helen Borg Mar 2016 #10

Causality's still switched on MowCowWhoHow III Mar 2016 #11

The Greens are now the largest party in Baden-W�rttemberg muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #12

Here's to Frau Austerit�t herself, Angela Merkel: forest444 Mar 2016 #13

Cheap labor wasn't the only reason why Chancellor Merkel allowed immigrants into Cal33 Mar 2016 #15

Another solution is to learn how to deal with a lower population tabasco Mar 2016 #21

We need 2 children to replace our parents. 1.4 is simply too low. How do you know Cal33 Mar 2016 #22

Given many people consider the world over populated, how else do you handle overpopulation? happyslug Mar 2016 #23

"... pro-refugee candidates also achieved two resounding victories in the elections � pampango Mar 2016 #17

Cond� Nast International's Chief Digital Officer Wolfgang Blau adds his perspective on the results Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #18

Fascism is making a comeback, driven by Islamophobic demagogues mwrguy Mar 2016 #19

Im sorry...but you can't have that many people of a completely different culture flood in davidn3600 Mar 2016 #20

German elections: AfD's remarkable gains don't tell the whole story Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #24