Germany is set to be ruled once more by a "Grand Coaltion" of CDU, CSU, SPD and possibly the Greens despite a record result for the AfD, now the strongest party in East Germany.
https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/02/24/germanys-grand-coalition-takes-shape-what-it-means-for-the-economy
The dominance of the AFD in East Germany is another indication the country is fracturing into two l
This may be partyly due to the failed policies that led to East Germany becoming deindustrialized and the locals being impoverished aafter the unification
The decision to exchange the Ost Mark with the Deutsch Mark at a very high rate led to many East German industries becoming uncompetitive overnight and losing their markets in Eastern Europe.Many
Many East Germans complained of "rich" Westerners able to move in and buy up assets for a fraction of their value and of being forced to live on meagre unemployment benefits or take low paid work as part of a de facto new serf class.
Another protest party, led by Sarah Wagenknecht, the BSW, failed to reach the 5% threshold needed to enter paliament by just 13,200 votes. Her party is seeking a judicial review amind claims that many Germans living abroad were unable to cast their vote or have it counted.
https://www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/kommentare/kommentar-im-osten-etabliert-sich-die-afd-als-volkspartei/100109421.html
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