Many of my foreign friends ask me why Merkel or her party was re-elected.
The reason lies in the German culture. These have been so frustrated over the past few years by mis-political measures that you have built up a kind of disenchantment with politics.
Merkel's CDU party was thus elected out of disinterest, laziness and fear of the alternative parties.
In Germany we are experiencing left-wing pressure. This can in some cases cause fear. Cities are set on fire and the opinion against the system is suppressed.
People do not choose Merkel out of conviction because of political correctness. They are afraid to express another opinion openly. And some simply choose old parties because of tradition.
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