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Germany's Political Collapse

2024/11/22
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The traffic light coalition's collapse was due to internal contradictions and the FDP's bad faith actions, exacerbated by economic pressures and public opinion.
  • Traffic light coalition consisted of SPD, Greens, and FDP.
  • FDP's hardline fiscal conservatism clashed with Green's need for government investment.
  • FDP deliberately provoked the collapse to position themselves for future coalitions.

Shownotes Transcript

With the collapse of the ruling coalition in Germany, hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze take a deep dive into the future of the country from both a political and economic perspective.

The two delve into what doomed the government of current chancellor Olaf Scholz and what lies ahead for likely future chancellor Friedrich Merz. Merz is the head of the main opposition party in parliament, the center-right Christian Democrats.

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