Public support for the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), the neoliberal Free Democrats and the environmentalist Greens coalition, compounded by the leadership of Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz has virtually collapsed in the past two years, with the biggest winner being the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD), which has more than doubled its support. “The left-wing government is, of course, doing very well on gender propaganda, but when it comes to more serious issues such as industrial and energy policy, they are running out of ideas. Scholz's troubles were compounded by the complete collapse of the German budget following a Constitutional Court ruling in November," Remix's John Cody reported. "Even as the government asks farmers to make sacrifices, the chancellor and his ministers are pushing for three new luxury helicopters that will cost a total of €200 million." Scholz called for calm and a readiness to accept compromises last week amid the protests. He warned of extremists stoking rage against a backdrop of wider discontent. He said in a video message that they are "taking the farmers' arguments to heart" and insisted that his government came up with "a good compromise," though farmers continue to insist on fully reversing the subsidy cuts. He also said officials will discuss "what else we can do so that agriculture has a good future." However, the protesters disagree and have announced that they will continue their protest actions. The three-party German government seemed to have been deflecting the attention away from its collapsing leadership. Cem Ozdemir, the Greens' agriculture minister, warned of "far-right figures" who want to see democracy rot away with their fantasies of overthrowing the government. Free Democrat Finance Minister Christian Lindner reminded the protesting farmers of their responsibility to society: "Turn back, you have lost your way!" Also, Saskia Esken, leader of SPD, called the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) opposition's criticism of the governing coalition's work "extremely dangerous." Despite all the narrative, nearly 70 percent of the people said they support the farmers' protests in polls and two out of three Germans want early elections and a new government.WATCH: ?? Berlin is in a state of paralysis this morning as tens of thousands of farmers conduct their largest protest yet in the German capital, cheered on by truckers and firefighters.
Mass protests have now been ongoing for seven consecutive days across the country against… pic.twitter.com/6CrqDGLnjD — Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) January 15, 2024
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