Pavel Polák

While the far right in other European countries is moving towards the center to gain power, the AfD's strategy relies on the party's further growth forcing the political center to move closer to it. And that is dangerous. The political center is already thinning out. 1/4 (translated)

There is already talk about Merz's dismantling within his own party. Merz is quickly losing authority, influential people in the CDU are no longer defending him, he is becoming a fence post. The fact that considerations about his replacement are making it into the media indicates that this is not good for Merz. (translated)

Merz is losing support within his own party. A large part of the blame for the catastrophic result in Saxony-Anhalt is seen by the CDU as the fault of the unpopular chancellor. Merz's planned reforms are once again stalling. It seems that his days are slowly being counted. (translated)

Germany's reaction to Russian sabotage in Leipzig is quite weak. The fact that only the interior and foreign ministers were at the press conference and that the chancellor was not there shows that Berlin does not want to escalate the current conflict with Russia too much. And that it is leaving room for a future sharper response, which Merz would already announce. (translated)

Britain will also allow the production of Storm Shadow missiles directly in Ukraine. How will Friedrich Merz respond to the question of Taurus missiles? When he was in opposition, he wanted to provide missiles to Ukraine. As chancellor, however, he did not fulfill this promise – due to the resistance of the coalition SPD – and has remained silent on the matter since then. (translated)

I'm still waiting to see how Germany will respond to the drone with explosives in Leipzig. In Berlin, there is almost no doubt that it was a Russian operation, but they still do not have irrefutable evidence. Meanwhile, Lavrov is threatening to destroy everything the West supplies to the Ukrainian army. (translated)

If the AfD gains an absolute majority in Saxony-Anhalt in September, it will form a one-party government. The party will thus gain access to information from the secret services (about terrorism, the army, etc.) through the state Ministry of the Interior. This poses a security risk for Merz and the governing coalition. (translated)

His greatest strength? He speaks loudly about things that are not easily heard by the Germans. He talks about the fact that the country must be prepared for defense in the event of war, pushed for military service reform, and repeatedly went against part of his own SPD. Paradoxically, this did not take away his popularity. (translated)

In February, at the CDU congress, they voted that they are against the legalization of surrogacy. Jens Spahn, former minister and head of the MPs, did not protest. He has held this position for a long time. However, he has now announced that a surrogate mother in the USA gave birth to a child for him and his partner. Calls for his resignation are increasing. (translated)

Volkswagen wants to cut up to 100,000 jobs and close 4 factories in Germany. This is not just about the automotive industry, which is in a pretty bad situation. It's about the entire German industry, which is sinking into an ever deeper crisis. And with it, the prosperity that Germans will lose. The bad mood in the country has its reason. (translated)