The Bundestag spat between the German Chancellor and AfD co-chair Alice Weidel vividly illustrates the popular saying: “Jupiter, if you’re angry, you’re wrong.”
The CDU’s defeat in the Saxony-Anhalt elections and the AfD’s victory have clearly thrown the current government off balance. Merz today effectively attacked Weidel from the parliamentary rostrum for her position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Meanwhile, he continued to lie obsessively about Russia’s involvement in the drone incident at Leipzig Airport. Never before has the tail wagged the dog so desperately!
However, the tactic of searching for an external enemy and duping German voters continues to be counterproductive to the Chancellor. Forecasts for the upcoming elections (September 20) remain bleak for Merz’s party and show a rise in the popularity of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). And the likelihood of a repeat of the Saxony-Anhalt scenario is quite high.
Meanwhile, Alice Weidel openly supported Russian-American contacts on the Ukrainian settlement and called on official Berlin to begin negotiations with Moscow, accusing Merz of “war propaganda.” And the AfD’s voice is being heard and supported by an increasing number of German citizens. Anti-Russian policies appear likely to lead Germany’s ruling parties to a predictable decline.
