German Federal Election 23rd February 2025

[Admiral Yi]

Voted 6.  Least angry looking.  Bald Poindexter is 2nd.  #4 looks like the first female Bond villain.

[Zanza]

#1 is Olaf Scholz, the current chancellor, from the Social Democrats. This party has been in government for 22 of the last 26 years. The true conservative party closest to the status quo.
He is a poor communicator, was not able to reign in his coalition so they fought from day one. Has partial dementia about his role in a big tax heist when he was finance minister.

#2 is Friedrich Merz, Leader of the Conservatives. He was Merkel's big competitor in the early 2000s, but she won and he left for twenty years. He worked at Blackrock, earning millions, but still considering himself middle class. His policy is actually reactionary - go back to the 80s/90s. Almost certainly the next chancellor, but he will have a hard time to form a majority.

#3 is Robert Habeck, from the Greens, the woke party. They lost massively in popularity as people find climate change important, but are not willing to pay for avoiding it. Also the Greens engage a lot into wokemess and are pro-refugees, which has become very unpopular. Himself a talented communicator, but could in the end not convince people.

#4 is Alice Weidel, leader of the AfD, the fascist party. The AfD is for authoritarian rule, against immigrants, likes Argentina's Milei's ideas about the economy and is pro-Putin. Unlike other such parties in Europe, they are not moderating to be able to govern, but rather move towards being a full-blown Nazi party. Their leader Weidel is a lesbian married to a migrant and lives in Switzerland.

#5 is Sarah Wagenknecht, her party is named after her and split off from the Left (former GDR ruling party) last year. Enigmatic program, but seems to confirm the horseshoe theory. Against immigrants, against American influence, pro-Putin, was founded by millionaires, but used to be a convinced Stalinist.

#6 is Christian Lindner, former Finance minister, of the Liberals. His party has a fetish for fiscal austerity, wants to lower taxes for the one percent and has very rarely still some other liberal ideas, e.g. on civil liberties. Very weakened, will probably not get into parliament anymore.

[Admiral Yi]

 

[Maladict]

Great, so even Languish is voting fascist now.

[celedhring]

So all the girls are fascy? Damn, that limits my options.

I'll go green I guess. I recall they were pro-Ukraine.

[Tonitrus]

Great, so even Languish is voting fascist now.

Languish has always had that "She-Wolf of the SS" fetish.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

The listing...

Heh, looks I did pay just enough attention to get enough of them right. 

[Syt]

Except Habeck I find all the persons shown there reprehensible in one way or other.

[Zanza]

Except Habeck I find all the persons shown there reprehensible in one way or other.

Same.

[Barrister]

Well shit.  I deduced completely wrong.

[Duque de Bragança]

Great, so even Languish is voting fascist now.

Languish has always had that "She-Wolf of the SS" fetish.

Well, since no shown candidate is filling Dyanne Thorne's... shoes it will remain just a fantasy I guess. 

[Grey Fox]

Great, so even Languish is voting fascist now.

I mean, aren't you voting based on looks & if you would like to see the candidates naked?

[viper37]

#4 is Alice Weidel, leader of the AfD, the fascist party.

Frack me!

[Habbaku]

I knew who all but one of them were, so made my vote in an informed manner. :pickelhaube:

[Admiral Yi]

I was hoping for some props for spotting Elsa.