The German federal elections scheduled for February 23 revealed a predictable outcome favoring Friedrich Merz and the CDU. However, Merz's collaboration with the far-right AfD to introduce an anti-migrant resolution shattered a decades-old political consensus in Germany. The backlash was immediate and intense, resulting in massive protests and a surge in memberships for leftist parties. Prominent politicians condemned this collaboration, with former chancellor Angela Merkel expressing her disapproval. The subsequent failure of the anti-migrant proposal indicated divisions within Merz's own party, showcasing the fragility of the proposed coalition.
Protesters swiftly began taking to the streets across Germany, with over a million collectively protesting the far right.
The consensus that democratic parties do not cooperate with the extreme right was broken today.
Former chancellor Angela Merkel even issued a rare public statement to say she considered it wrong "to knowingly allow a majority with AfD votes in the Bundestag for the first time."
The membership of center and far-left political parties shot up, with Die Linke measuring its highest number of members in 15 years.
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