Angela Merkel to run for 4th term as Chancellor, politician says

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http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/15/eu...l-fourth-term/



Sounds good!
I can't wait to see how much more good Chancellor Merkel can do in another term. She needs to continue being a leader in the response to the refugee crisis and taking severe action on any EU states that do not want to cooperate with Germany.

From the looks of things, she is by far the best option for Deutschland.

Oh come on, Ace, that's just too easy to dodge. You need to get more sophisticated these days. The old routine doesn't excite anyone anymore. Innovate!

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Germany needs term limits, badly.

Or the UK, or France or... basically every country that isn't the US. It's funny how we let the population decide when a good leader should step down instead of some arbitrary rule that practically decapitates the Government for the second half of the second term.

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I would prefer a 4th term of Merkel over the leftists winning. Fatsiggies SPD+ radical LEFTIST party + pro pedohilia GREENS = worst thing that could happen to this country.

Atleast we know that Merkel regrets what she did with the refugees and that she returned to a more conservative stance lately, mistakes happen. But leftists would leave nato and infest politcs with sjwism.

Wait, what? We agree? Jesus...

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I admittedly don't follow German politics too much, but who even stands as opposition leader and is said person good/strong enough to kick her of the post?

Well, the last opponent Steinmeier is being promoted out of the way, so that pretty much leaves this dude...



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmar_Gabriel

He's from the centre-left SPD, they are pro-employee, pro-union and generally have no clue how to handle big money. But they try to help the little guy (while incompetently running a country). This dude in particular is less popular than I think. I'm always surprised how few people actually like him, although I find his down-to-earth approach rather refreshing. But he's still a politician. Wikipedia says he's liberal. Funny that, I thought he was just a douche... oh well. For someone being accused of being leftist, I'm way too conservative.

[JohnBrown1917]

I guess your right they are called a satalite party for a reason other than sucking up to Erdogan senpai they even use the same tactics as him threatening POW news to shut them down.

Ye, they seem very shady to me, they also attended those rallies after the failed Turkish coup.

I suppose the socialists have to deal with staying the most left-wing party lol

[Valech]

As a german, I am afraid that another term of Angela Merkel would not do any good to my country. It is true, that other options are not significantly better, but personally, I am at a point at which I´d like to try another poison instead of the current one.

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But it does. It's called multikulti in Germany.

Not really, but thanks for playing. Try again next time. GGWP.

[Holofernes]

one of the good practices of democracy is that people can keep a country leader if they agree with him/her.

I think if Obama would have been allowed to make another term, he would have clearly won the vote. so now people have the unknown riddle trump as president, which directly resulted in tank factory stocks rising like mad.

And in germany, most people agree with councelor on the major guidelines, perhaps not exactly on the exact approaches to problems, but her general line , respecting human rights, help war refugees, no debtmaking, opting out of nuclear power for renewable energy, support of the European Idea, is generally the style that the majority of german society prefers. What most foreign people seem to forget is that she is from the right christian party, shes not a leftist at all.

No politician (outsight of the far right neonazi movement) would ever state he wants to build a wall on the border (thats a very sensitive thing to germans) or deport refugees back to a war zone. How any person that is not a neo nazi could come to the idea to vote Trump is still very buffling to the normal german guy.

Im personally not really a supporter of Merkel, im more the social party / green party supporter but she does it well, and i dont think another candidate has good chances to win the election. The last time, Green Party, Social party and leftwing party would have been able to overtake chancellorship, but leftwing and social party are not really ---- best friends (leftwing communist has some oldchool communist people from gdr socialisticunity party in it, and those are not well regarded amongst centric parties), so Merkel became chancelor with spd and some moral green support.

In Germany the consens is to keep whats working over the need of overtaking the rudder because u have the chance after an election. I dont think something like that is possible in the US- its way to devided between two partys, there are no other relevant players and whoever wins the election gets total control, by totally forgoing the other 49% of the country. German government is supported by over 70 % of the votes and formed of 2 major parties , and 2 smaller parties that mostly have similar or not too far off stances on political relevant topics .

The main issue and difference in between most german political parties is not what should be done, but more how it should be done and to what extent.

Us poltics seems totally contrary, its a system of winner and looser, and not a system of consens and dialogue. Which makes a Donald Trump Head of the State.

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On a strongly catholic country? Context is everything.

So, Jesus went from having just one mother to... having 2 dads? No amount of SJWing can explain that to me in less than a billion words. :P

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Hmm, wonder if the move to the right that has taken place in the US and the U.K. will carry over in Germany. Would be a welcome addition to ending insanity.

Nope, what Merkel is doing these days is about as much of a shift to the right as you'll see in Germany for the upcoming election and beyond.

[JohnBrown1917]

Hmm, wonder if the move to the right that has taken place in the US and the U.K. will carry over in Germany. Would be a welcome addition to ending insanity.

The US has always been very right-wing, nice try.
I also don't think Germans are big fans of the far rigth.

[Moon-Man]

Imagine 4 terms of Trump... The horror.

Seriously, why is there no limitation to the number of chancellor terms in Germany?

Merkel will not be Chancellor again, she's done too much damage. Only if Germany is that cucked will she ever be one again. Tbh her head should be on a spike.

Seriously, Trump. Can you explain why is he bad? He stopped TPP, (finally) getting rid of ILLEGAL immigrants. Legals are welcome DERP.

There is a HUGE fucking LINE between LEGAL and ILLEGAL.

Or does Liberal's mind unable to function at all? Care to PLEASE explain, why is trump so bad for you?

If you say because he is Racists, misogynist sexist <add more retard ideals>. Then I feel pity you and you're sheep like mind. Because pretty much you pray to your Mainstream Media like god. And you eat their shit. You'd literally eat a real shit that media shits on your dining table. Literally, its that bad.

Otherwise Prove me wrong, and give me a GENUINE reason why Trump is so bad to you. If you have any shred of decency, or humanity you will have a good reason why Trump is bad, Racist, sexist or w/e is not an answer.

[Malacrass]

Honestly she has no choice but to run again. The refugee crisis doesn't really deserve to be called a crisis, but her "decision" (not like she had any other great options) is still huge - she has to handle the consequences. And the majority of Germans are still behind her after all.

My biggest fear is that we will have another 4 years of the grand coalition (moderate left & moderate right), which leaves us with a pitiful opposition. And we absolutely need a strong one in order to prevent the far left/right from gaining more traction. Hell, I would even be okay with a coalition between the moderate right (Merkel's party) and the Green Party, even if the latter makes me vomit in my mouth from time to time.

[Tennis]

Honestly she has no choice but to run again. The refugee crisis doesn't really deserve to be called a crisis, but her "decision" (not like she had any other great options) is still huge - she has to handle the consequences. And the majority of Germans are still behind her after all.

My biggest fear is that we will have another 4 years of the grand coalition (moderate left & moderate right), which leaves us with a pitiful opposition. And we absolutely need a strong one in order to prevent the far left/right from gaining more traction. Hell, I would even be okay with a coalition between the moderate right (Merkel's party) and the Green Party, even if the latter makes me vomit in my mouth from time to time.

Funny the experts say it is the largest crisis in recent history but you say otherwise.
I know who I am believing !

[JohnBrown1917]

Merkel will not be Chancellor again, she's done too much damage. Only if Germany is that cucked will she ever be one again. Tbh her head should be on a spike.

Somehow, I feel like I should not take your opinion on her seriosly, I think i'd rather listen to the Germans.

Otherwise Prove me wrong, and give me a GENUINE reason why Trump is so bad to you. If you have any shred of decency, or humanity you will have a good reason why Trump is bad, Racist, sexist or w/e is not an answer.

Climate change denier and believes vaccines cause autism, you need more?

[Trump]

Sounds good!

She is toast, just like Brexit and the US Democratic Party.

The world has HAD IT with the liberal/progressive agenda. Germany is gonna put her out on her ass where she belongs - she is personally responsible for destroying Germany (and Europe in general.)

It is time for every citizen in every country that is run by liberals/progressives to stand up to their disgusting and reprehensible ideology and tell them to Shut The Fuck Up, just like REAL Americans did to the Democrats by electing Trump.

[Malacrass]

Funny the experts say it is the largest crisis in recent history but you say otherwise.
I know who I am believing !

It's a crisis, but not for Germany.

[JohnBrown1917]

The world has HAD IT with the liberal/progressive agenda. Germany is gonna put her out on her ass where she belongs - she is personally responsible for destroying Germany (and Europe in general.)

The US is not the whole world, sorry.

It is time for every citizen in every country that is run by liberals/progressives to stand up to their disgusting and reprehensible ideology and tell them to Shut The Fuck Up, just like REAL Americans did to the Democrats by electing Trump.

We got a very different defintion of liberals on this side, sorry.
I can't think of a euro country that has American style liberals running it.


Rutte/VVD are conservatives liberals(center-rigth) and the PvdA is centre-left.
Merkel is center-rigth.
The U.K has had a rigth-wing government for a long while now.

etc...

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We got a very different defintion of liberals on this side, sorry.
I can't think of a euro country that has American style liberals running it.

I think Sweden might fall under that definition.

[Tennis]

She is toast, just like Brexit and the US Democratic Party.

The world has HAD IT with the liberal/progressive agenda. Germany is gonna put her out on her ass where she belongs - she is personally responsible for destroying Germany (and Europe in general.)

It is time for every citizen in every country that is run by liberals/progressives to stand up to their disgusting and reprehensible ideology and tell them to Shut The Fuck Up, just like REAL Americans did to the Democrats by electing Trump.

Lmao no.
Germany like Canada are very different to the UK and the U.S.

Canada elected Mr Trudeau who embraces multiculturalism and tolerance and so will Germany as well.

[Derpleton]

Good luck tossing her out Germany, you'll need it.

[JohnBrown1917]

I think Sweden might fall under that definition.

Hmmm.... I admit I don't know much about what parties run Sweden.

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Hmmm.... I admit I don't know much about what parties run Sweden.

Well some of the policies they have passed in the past, I'd say they might actually be worse to some extend.