German government: Scholz absolutely livid in statement after firing finance minister



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by OneRegular378

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  2. For the first time I saw him behave like a Bundeskanzler.

  3. To my german friends: how likely is a sudden shift towards AfD? I keep hoping that germans know better than that, but… nothing would surprise me at this point

  4. If that’s “livid”, then is he like literally asleep when calm? Sure he is mad, but this is not livid. It’s literally misuse of the word like when you read “slams!!”.

  5. Lindner has always appeared like a manipulative douchebag to me. But that’s based on my limited knowledge of German politics.

  6. Yes, speak my King. We need to exactly that, fck everyone tryna live under their own agenda and get our country moving again. Thank you Mr Scholz

  7. Wow – I thought he was going to rip the lectern from its base and tear it apart with his teeth. That was CRAZY.

  9. Hey this is r/europe, people don’t speak much German here. He didn’t seem *that* livid.

  11. Scholz I don’t give a fuck. YOU need to step up now as America lost the plot completely. If we don’t stand even stronger with Ukraine than ever before and make them our brothers and sisters in the union, Putin and Trump will divide that country like it’s the Korean peninsula.

  12. He’s not beside himself, he’s finally telling the truth in no uncertain terms. However, he could have started this a long time ago. Lindner boycotted the government’s joint responsibility from the outset.

  15. Dear Redditors, please keep in mind when reading the comments from Germany that many Reddit users seem to have a green / red’ish political leaning. Judging from the comments I read on here re German politics. That is not to say that this is good or bad – but it colors what perspectives are presented to you.

    I for one – am not happy with either one of the currently governing parties. It is complex – purely blaming one side does not paint with all the colors. My subjective opinion is that the current government is mostly ineffective, with partially hard to explain priorities, given the current situation and certainly a mix of oil and water when it comes to their economic philosophy. Better solutions? Puh – hard to see. None of the current politicians is convincing me – which is a predicament that I think many Germans currently face.

    If their would be a vote – also hard to predict but I’d say most likely a CDU led coalition with the SPD could make it. I think there will be rallying in western Germany to not let the AfD rise – fueling CDU / SPD. The greens will have to fight hard to stay relevant, the FDP even harder. BSW is the dark horse. Another option could be the dams breaking for the AfD – but I doubt it. In order for them to participate the CDU would have to abandon their “firewall to the right” I don’t see that happening with the current personnel. They would loose a lot of credibility. Hard sell. CDU switching personnel? Not happening. They are one of the benefactors from the current turmoil – in the role of playing the “grown up in the room”.

    Certainly turbulent times.

    I agree with my fellow redditors. For Scholz that was a passionate speech.

  16. To all the people that think that this is not livid enough to be called „livid“

    Scholz is famous/feared for not showing even a slight sign of emotion. In Germany it even got to the point that most Germans think that he doesn’t care about anything and is just a spineless puppet.

    Scholz himself wants to appear as a calm man who might be in one of the highest political positions but won’t ever show his power. He is the middle man between the three parties, the head of the state, the calm voice at the end of an never ending night of finding a political compromise between SPD, Greens and FDP.

    There are some hints that he is furious: the tone in which he said „immer wieder“ and „zu oft“ means that Lindner was against everything and every time.

    Lindner dragged internal points into public, while twisting the narrative from a neutral standpoint into a personal warfare against this coalition.

    He blocked many things because of ideology, wasn’t able to find common ground and in the end he blamed SPD and Greens for the damage that he personally caused.

    In the end he goes down in political history as the man who destroyed three political parties alone and at one. He made neoliberalism unattractive for a whole country and made one political party vanish from the political landscape while throwing two others 10 years back.

    Well done, Christian. Stepping back would have been the best move of your life, but you got fired before 🤷‍♂️

  17. It’s occurred to me that I’ve never heard this man speak before. Also funny how despite not knowing almost any German, I caught so many words, even whole sentences, all throughout his speech lol

  18. Scholz does have it in him, but he’s got an image problem. It’s like he’s shy most of the time

  20. Translation, for anyone that does not speak German. To emphasize, these are incredibly strong words, not just from Olaf Scholz but from any German politician.
    >
    > My conversations with the private sector have shown that the economy requires our support – right now.
    >
    > Anyone who finds themselves in such a situation and refuses to find a solution, a compromise, behaves irresponsibly. As chancellor, I cannot tolerate such behavior.
    >
    > Time and time again, over the past 3 years, I have offered suggestions on how a coalition – consisting of three different parties – could arrive at mutually agreeable solutions. This was often very difficult. At times, this meant that I had to go right up to the limits of my personal, political convictions.
    >
    > But it is my duty, as chancellor, to continuously push for pragmatic solutions that benefit all German peoples. Too often, those vital agreements were overshadowed by fights deliberately instigated in view of the public and loud, ideologically-driven demands.
    >
    > Too often, Finance Minister Christian Lindner blocked laws that were not within his purview. Too often, he prioritized petty party politics. Too often, he has betrayed my trust.
    >
    > He reneged on our agreement on the federal budget, even after we had reached an agreement following extensive deliberations.
    >
    > No trust remains – we can no longer work together. Constructive government work is no longer possible.
    >
    > When one becomes part of the ruling government coalition, it is necessary to act responsibly and with the required seriousness. One cannot run and hide when things become difficult. One must be willing to reach a agreements that benefit all citizens.
    >
    > But that is not Christian Lindner’s concern. His only concerns are his own clients and the short-term future of his party.
    >
    > On a day such as this, after an event of such importance as the elections in the United States, such egotism is inconceivable.
    >
    > Public tiffs have, for far too long, obscured what this government has actually achieved. We have made progress on irregular migration: compared to 2023, we have cut the numbers by 50%.

    *End of video – I imagine there is more*

  23. waaay too late. That does not matter now less than a year away from the next election.

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