Aftermath of the German elections

The 2025 German Bundestag elections, which took place last month, saw a dramatic collapse among the incumbent parties: the SPD, the Greens, and the Free Democrats (FDP). These failures were not a freak result; they were the direct result of years of neoliberal governance, poor decision-making, and a crisis of legitimacy within the ruling establishment. The FDP, on a wave after the last election and a key member of the coalition, failed to meet the 5% vote share threshold to earn any seats in the Bundestag, a very Progressive Democrats end for the German version of the Progressive Democrats. Christian Lindner’s leadership had been marked by incompetence and reckless brinksmanship, most notably in the collapse of the government. Rather than using his position as Finance Minister to push meaningful policy, Lindner sabotaged his own coalition from within. His obsession with pandering to his “finance bro” base and railing against social spending eroded the party’s credibility. In the end, his tactical blunders, most notably forcing an early election in the midst of global instability, sealed his party’s fate. Read on https://socialistvoice.ie/2025/03/aftermath-of-the-german-elections/ #germanelections #germany #currentaffairs