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Gamechanger@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
Merz is a weak loser, always has been. But, it seems thats what the germans want, “always on the wrong side Friedrich”.
starchylemming@lemmy.world 2 days ago
he is deeply unpopular within his own party to the point that his performa election had to be done twice which never happened before.
…and him and his party was generally considered the lesser evil and a compromise at best
the twin parties he ran for scored 28.5% idk if that qualifies for “thats what Germans want”
Gamechanger@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
He still won the election against far more qualified candidates that are grounded in reality (Habeck for example). He is deeply unpopular but according to polls, he would still win the election. So, yes thats what Germany wants.
mrdown@lemmy.world 2 days ago
His approval rate is 22% so even lower thsn the clown trump
Gamechanger@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
Well, germany is not a hyper-polarized two party system. So this is to be expected.