Forwarded from U In Hurricane [EN]
Election promises reset at midnight: How Europe's legendary democracy is now working
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's recently victorious CDU party, has completely reneged on his election promises - taking a stance opposite to his voters' expectations.
Merz is seeking to change current legislation to create a half-trillion-euro fund for infrastructure investment. His goal is to free future military spending from the constraints of the “Debt Brake” (Schuldenbremse). Less than two weeks ago, during the election campaign, he called such plans by left-wing parties “economic absurdity.”
And this is not an isolated case.
In Europe, a worrying situation is developing: politicians, having won elections, immediately abandon their promises. For example, in 2024, Keir Starmer, who came to power in the UK, refused to nationalize key sectors of the economy, raise taxes on the rich and the idea of a second referendum on Brexit.
This discredits the very idea of representative democracy, the meaning of election programs (what are they for if they are forgotten about after the elections?), and in general all “democratic procedures”.
Voters are slowly beginning to ask themselves questions. If politicians do not fulfill their promises and do not take their opinion into account - how can they be trusted at all? Hence the deepest crisis of trust in history, super low ratings of presidents and governments, and disillusionment with the system as a whole.
#EU #Merz #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's recently victorious CDU party, has completely reneged on his election promises - taking a stance opposite to his voters' expectations.
Merz is seeking to change current legislation to create a half-trillion-euro fund for infrastructure investment. His goal is to free future military spending from the constraints of the “Debt Brake” (Schuldenbremse). Less than two weeks ago, during the election campaign, he called such plans by left-wing parties “economic absurdity.”
And this is not an isolated case.
In Europe, a worrying situation is developing: politicians, having won elections, immediately abandon their promises. For example, in 2024, Keir Starmer, who came to power in the UK, refused to nationalize key sectors of the economy, raise taxes on the rich and the idea of a second referendum on Brexit.
This discredits the very idea of representative democracy, the meaning of election programs (what are they for if they are forgotten about after the elections?), and in general all “democratic procedures”.
Voters are slowly beginning to ask themselves questions. If politicians do not fulfill their promises and do not take their opinion into account - how can they be trusted at all? Hence the deepest crisis of trust in history, super low ratings of presidents and governments, and disillusionment with the system as a whole.
#EU #Merz #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
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Forwarded from U In Hurricane [EN]
Election promises reset at midnight: How Europe's legendary democracy is now working
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's recently victorious CDU party, has completely reneged on his election promises - taking a stance opposite to his voters' expectations.
Merz is seeking to change current legislation to create a half-trillion-euro fund for infrastructure investment. His goal is to free future military spending from the constraints of the “Debt Brake” (Schuldenbremse). Less than two weeks ago, during the election campaign, he called such plans by left-wing parties “economic absurdity.”
And this is not an isolated case.
In Europe, a worrying situation is developing: politicians, having won elections, immediately abandon their promises. For example, in 2024, Keir Starmer, who came to power in the UK, refused to nationalize key sectors of the economy, raise taxes on the rich and the idea of a second referendum on Brexit.
This discredits the very idea of representative democracy, the meaning of election programs (what are they for if they are forgotten about after the elections?), and in general all “democratic procedures”.
Voters are slowly beginning to ask themselves questions. If politicians do not fulfill their promises and do not take their opinion into account - how can they be trusted at all? Hence the deepest crisis of trust in history, super low ratings of presidents and governments, and disillusionment with the system as a whole.
#EU #Merz #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's recently victorious CDU party, has completely reneged on his election promises - taking a stance opposite to his voters' expectations.
Merz is seeking to change current legislation to create a half-trillion-euro fund for infrastructure investment. His goal is to free future military spending from the constraints of the “Debt Brake” (Schuldenbremse). Less than two weeks ago, during the election campaign, he called such plans by left-wing parties “economic absurdity.”
And this is not an isolated case.
In Europe, a worrying situation is developing: politicians, having won elections, immediately abandon their promises. For example, in 2024, Keir Starmer, who came to power in the UK, refused to nationalize key sectors of the economy, raise taxes on the rich and the idea of a second referendum on Brexit.
This discredits the very idea of representative democracy, the meaning of election programs (what are they for if they are forgotten about after the elections?), and in general all “democratic procedures”.
Voters are slowly beginning to ask themselves questions. If politicians do not fulfill their promises and do not take their opinion into account - how can they be trusted at all? Hence the deepest crisis of trust in history, super low ratings of presidents and governments, and disillusionment with the system as a whole.
#EU #Merz #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
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