Epitome of insecurity germanys minister for energy facing a crowd of protesting students drowned out by their shouting he turns back and snaps at his staff this was a terrible idea. Nearly 2 years in is the grand Coalition JustGetting Started or is it already on its way out how can the government think its getting everything right and yet have a reputation of getting it all wrong. Does the grand coalition have the capacity to deal with the pressing issues of our time. You could say that the s. P. D. N. C. D. Use current course is going to destroy our lives and our future. Why is distrust towards the government growing. C. D. U. Has suffered losses in s. P. D. Has dropped sharply. Its just that i think that its in our best interest that part of this play stay standing. Last wednesday lets leave the grand coalition. 2018 at the beginning was anything but magical negotiations for the Jamaica Coalition between the conservatives liberals and greens had failed and so the center left s. P. D. And the conservative c. D. U. C. S. U. Union decided to share power again they were worn out from endless disputes. This fish this this is a cause or could this is true that neither the s. P. D. Nor the c. D. U. That really wanted this grand coalition to do with this grand coalition was never grand from the beginning it was a union of election loses on those least issue but so i cant really say i was ever completely convinced by this government or that this was the right way to go he has been reason i know how much theyre suffering from this and its not good for the s. P. D. Party to see but i find the fact that they stepped up because the other parties including my own hadnt managed to form a coalition quite honorable and have given nobody wanted to do it but they did it anyway just now and i suppose thats what you call public service. In the summer of 2018 horse to say whole foot became the prime mover in a crisis that nearly toppled the 3 month old government hed been opposing chancellor merkels refugee policies for years then he became interior minister and so board joint responsibility for those very same policies. You can you know believe i went to berlin at the chancellors request at the o 2 that i could have gone directly from being the state premier of the very into retirement. That instead of all things right from the start i became deeply embroiled with the chancellor over her migration policy since because for me personally it was a very troubling experience for me. Up until who would come out on top the chancellor or the interior minister they were squabbling over one seemingly small detail can refugees whove already registered in other e. U. Member states be turned away at germanys borders germans are surprised how divided the government is is by chicago and it didnt happen as well in the parliamentary faction and the Party Leaders in bavaria as well as the members of parliament in berlin were all pushing me with resolutions excuse. I did nothing to enforce this idea of turning people away at the border even as a minister without approval of the chancellor its minister only its thats what i was called upon to do because those what the 040. It wasnt the coalition that was granted so much as the drama that ensued in berlin the c. D. U. Leadership rallied behind chancellor merkel and readied themselves for a falling out with their sister party sayo 1st c. S. U. If need be. To have in the minds of the old stead into the abyss one possible consequence might have been a divine within the faction that would concede to you compete country line or in but theyre in this fight and they see as you with a compete country why. This 5 pm but i sat with my closest colleagues and we started preparing new elections how quickly could we nominate a candidate for chancellor gordon because how could we set up an election platform a program of a state then one of the parties made an astonishing about face not the c. D. U. But the smaller c. S. U. Behinds a hope to get me to set out to defend the good idea of turning people away at the border if they had already claimed asylum in a different country. To those many in the party said it was the end of our credibility. Into it for some time past i was left standing alone with just a few others. Everyone else had ducked out to go some show people up 0 for as a whole and was the one who was most intent on escalating the situation not everyone in his party and especially not the leading members were willing to let that escalation come to a head they all applied to breaks while he was still charging full steam ahead to. The end of credibility forced to say over announced his withdrawal from Public Office as both head of the c. S. U. Party and federal minister of the interior with the government be doomed without him. I have announced that i will be stepping down from both of my offices effective within the next 3 days. Or so the 1st we must agree with the c. D. U. An interim measures and its right now 1st in the going through to the to. The next evening they hope for and chancellor merkel found some Common Ground after all. And they hope for withdrew his resignation. This clear understanding enables me to remain in the office of federal minister of the interior building and community by to feel the compromise itself wasnt very interesting but although the government had fallen apart its reputation had been damaged would it ever recover. The s. P. D. Had watched this internal unraveling with bewilderment its scornful commentary was worthy of an opposition party. Is a threat to europe and we will stand up to face that threat my dear comrades and us in the going to. A government at risk of fizzling out before it had ever really taken off stuck between public animosities and officials trying to raise their profiles at the expense of their colleagues nerves were wearing thin. In the capital the tone grew harsher. That some of the government risks splitting yet again when our. Denton cabinets was murdered allegedly by a syrian national. An angry mob gathered. Eyewitnesses spoke of attacks against anyone who looked foreign. Videos backing up their reports circulated throughout social media. We will not stand for this kind of ganging up and hunting down of people who look different or have different origins or the attempt to spread hatred in the streets and even if you can then out of the blue the head of germanys Security Services piped up and caused an uproar by contradicting the government in an interview with the build tabloid. Profession the federal office for constitutional protection has no reliable evidence that such manhunts took place not a 9 to its been there has been plenty of evidence many reports have been made to the police and had even been passed on one that made it all the most surprising that he claims it hadnt been any kind of manhunt. Instead of punishing germanys head of Domestic Intelligence the government decided to promote him out of office. It was a convenient bureaucratic compromise. Motions that mr massive will transfer here to this ministry as state secretary in charge of security. Solutions hypertension i dont have the best decision to make mr mohsen state secretary was the only time we called to quit the coalition over it and also to cost a quarter to 4 times that it was so symbolic of what seemed like all of the insanity this coalition at times came up with but the mood was clear this was a red light up as he can write the whole thing looked on the chancellor had misread her country sentiments and president foghat looking back i realize that when coming to last tuesdays decision i was too focused on the functionality and procedures of the interior ministry. I didnt take into account enough what truly moves people and rightly so when they hear about a promotion i regret that i let that happen. But mohsin on the other hand was not sorry he doubled down over the internet of the Intelligence Agency he ranted about a supposed conspiracy against him and was sacked but the 2 consecutive affairs had joined the publics faith in the governing parties and severely tarnished its leaders reputations and to make matters worse 2 crucial state elections were coming up. After weeks of chaos in berlin voters would have a chance to penalize their government for its behavior. Just to do this but the s. P. D. Has 12 percent of the votes whats at stake here as well its very clear that we need to redouble our efforts. To see the us this is your 1st state election as head of the s. P. D. Whats at stake for you got nothing itll come. Political earthquake has shaken bavaria the c. S. U. Has lost in a landslide at 35. 5 percent and with the partys worst result in nearly 60 years and the s. P. D. Is down by half yes. It was very good evening ladies and gentlemen this is a very bad outcome for the s. P. D. But its also a very bad outcome for all the main causes but. 2 weeks later both parties suffered the next devastating blow and the state has and. Has cost the city and has in the c. D. O. Gathered only 28 percent down by 10 points and the s. P. D. Achieved its worst results nationwide 20 percent down 10 points. Pressured by her party the c. D. U. Leader decided to tackle the consequences head on of the missing one is pathetic the next cd he has a convention in hamburg this december i will not run for the position as head of gemini see the year. Also this 4th term of office would be my last as chancellor of the federal republic of germany. It was the end of an era but who would take her place remained unclear. Merkels decision laid bare the deep crisis the popular parties found themselves in. Citizens were losing patience with her cautious leadership style and all its compromises. The keys are there folks but the crisis is the popular parties are experiencing is dramatic but i dont think it will be easy to reverse anytime soon because people are yearning for a new leadership style and a more and not seen in. The c. D. U. Did what it could to stem the tide and hold its nose dive and hamburg the party celebrated its convention with all the usual part of the regal imagery was a facade behind the scenes even a split in the party was no longer out of the question. In the end on a that comp card and bauer beat her rivals free to take math and yes spawn but only just. From then on the c. D. O. Revolved around 2 centers of power. The transition of power within the c. S. U. Party might not have been a spectacular but it wounded the incumbent rivals pride years of power struggles had taken their toll and yet forced as a whole for and his successor marcus observed a struggle to put on a show of harmony nonetheless. Thanks. But many problems that the government had shied away from tackling for now forcing their way to the 4. Plans were made to phase out coal fired power stations by 2038. But the young demonstrators who took to the streets each friday werent satisfied with their governments steps to address climate change. Too little too late. The government was stunned. And saw that as top listed they ignored us. Then they laughed at us how does it take now that they are actually taking it seriously politicians have noticed they really do have to talk to us did in india look and by spring it was clear the government was out of its depth the Youth Movement would not be appeased with cosmetic gestures this is just me im its not like we can just flip a switch energy needs to be readily available around the clock even when the sun isnt shining or the wind blowing is coming and nobody could in all honesty deny that there are and worse certain deficits sent there are ya yes of course this isnt just about the climate its also about land use and the extinction of species but these are things people care deeply about chief keef in their mention and we had overlooked that it was a. The thirtys struggle to realign themselves but 1st they had to deal with the trauma of their past as the s. P. D. Turned its back im sure does agenda 2010 reforms the c. D. U. Under calm qanbar tried taking a careful step away from merkels open refugee policies. But would that be enough. Results for the maintop you know pacis c. D. U. C. S. U. In a speedy i think lining from one election to the next and i think that we have to the green party a set a new agenda. 50 hours a week i dont think wounds and also he always said grand coalitions were an exception to the room because the parties were so powerful there would be no opposition well thats not completely wrong it no longer encapsulates the entire problem of the grand coalition has become emblematic of political status. How easy is it to throw in secure ruling parties off balance. It took a 26 year old you tube or from aachen just one video. This is video of that kind this video wont be some boring political video this is going to be a destruction video not because im trying to destroy anyone but because the facts indicate that the c. D. U. Is singlehandedly destroying itself its reputation and its election outcomes. Decisions on how and when to react when they demand is incredibly hectic schedules of fires or to the people involved basically had just fine. Minutes between Campaign Appearances to cool each other to 10 different that was fundamentally wrong and we should have responded to the video immediately. And that the i think it wouldnt even have measured how he reacted as long as we had done so i set him. Up to in the sit in the foot mission and he needs an initiative by more than 26000. 00 german scientists. I didnt even know we had that many scientists and they all say the s. P. D. N. C. T. Use current course is far too slow and if we dont make drastic changes not small changes drastic changes and then the future of young generations and all the following generations is at risk i for. A european Parliamentary Campaign meeting for the e. P. P. Party which both the c. D. U. And c. S. U. Are part of the. Reasons video has already gotten 8000000 hits but not all the candidates were impressed did you watch results you tube video i honestly know i didnt know what do you think about all the fuss over. You but its exaggerated. On the European Campaign trail in germany merkel made only one appearance it was as if her own party were no longer of any relevance to her. That he must become the strongest kaante on the euro so that money can become president of the European Commission. But even while merkel spoke a joint video by several well known you tubers was unleashing the next stories is that this is an open letter a statement from a National Times of the you to the community somebody you elections or this weekend and its important to go vote there is no clinging to any risk hierarchy of the possible destruction of our planet obviously has top priority experts clearly state that the course taken by the c. D. U. C. S. U. And s. P. D. Is totally wrong so we call upon you all dont vote for the c. D. U. C. S. U. Or the s. P. D. As it is. Collin bauer and miracle were caught off guard. As miracle was he. Handing over the reins they had expected attacks from all sides from Coalition Members or even party insiders. But from a bunch of buteux bers. Assumption many just couldnt comprehend it because they had grown up in an entirely different media landscape one where politicians are delighted if they land a great quote on the front page of the front with a ill give mine a daily paper but cant fathom the idea that an entirely new type of media capable of causing a tectonic shift is developing always this affected your case for chans all i certainly say is cost us some Percentage Points and puts it into but i dont know if thats one or 3 percent i just know it hit us to. The m. P. C. To the c. D. U. Has dropped sharply to 22 percent since c. S. Use lands a little higher than last election at 6 percent but overall the losses are devastating the s. P. D. Nosediving to 15. 5 percent safe after the if we see the result of experience lately have been very disappointing for the s. P. D. The impact of the fridays for future marches and results video was clear in the 2900. And unusually high amount of german voters chose the green party. The outcome of the european elections pushed the s. P. D. Into despair had they become a party for just Senior Citizens the new cd you leader also had her back against the wall with pressure mounting from all sides when she made an announcement that sounded like a threat. To states is looking at the issue of incitement the question arises what rules apply in the analog realm and which rules apply to the digital ground and. This is a fundamental question that we need to talk about its the how and thats why we will pursue this debate very aggressively on catastrophic. It didnt. But the entire response. Was so hopeless thats all and i dont want to hear about it anymore it was a completely hopeless. Horse who was hopeless from the. Front the everybody of course ponded people and its not all me just want me to mention names to light some nice fires. But even so im thinking of comcast and then the 2 parties tried to respond with videos of their own. That immediately. Had one from the c. D. U. And then a little later one from the c. S. U. This none of it did any good. Reports about her poor Crisis Management skills severely tarnished the new Party Leaders reputation following results video she didnt seem up to her job even allies within her party showed displeasure dislike to this at the us and i suppose its something that hasnt passed by me without leaving a mark on me personally what does that mean this comment on well you can see it in the opinion polls and you can also tell by the discussions within the policy. Naturally each party and the cd even particular ones a leader they know they can rely on who wont make any mistakes. Of the kind this was from last night and that was a mistake in the policy sense that would decide to put the. Listing on the s. P. D. Was also channeling its frustrations in work after the disastrous Election Results party leader and the panel this was in a critical situation her own Party Comrades began to openly question her the tensions were threatening to culminate in a putsch. Took the pressure was enormous in the weeks leading up to the european elections there was a new headline every day sometimes the rivals fought out in the open sometimes they were made out of sight. It was everywhere in plain sight harsh tones tempers flaring and the like of i dont indifferent god helps me when this is not what i wanted but today ive decided to grab the bull by the horns past it suits her style instead of assuri