“Rupture in the political system,” “Political earthquake,” “Warning signal for Germany,” “Shock in Berlin”... These are just some of the headlines that have dominated major German bourgeois newspapers over the past week.
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KPD: Thoughts on the federal election
On February 23, 2025, the
early federal election is approaching—a vote taking place in a time
of growing social dissatisfaction and political polarization. People
are increasingly and justifiably discontent with the current
political landscape. But what are the real alternatives? How can we
use our vote meaningfully, and what can we expect from the parties on
the ballot?
No vote for the parties of capital!
On 23 February, the Bundestag will be elected in Germany. Once again, the bourgeois media are talking about a ‘fateful election’. It is said to be about nothing less than saving ‘democracy’. The spectre of a strong AfD is being used to blackmail us into voting for the other parties of the capitalist system as a supposedly lesser evil.
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| KKE members and supporters in Berlin (Archive Photo) |
Below you can read major abstracts of the article, analyzing the political situation and responding to the question "What should we vote for"?
Once again, the February elections are being presented as the ‘most important’ ones—a narrative designed to obscure the lack of real choice for the working class. Not only German institutions and organisations, but also many who claim to represent the Turkish community in Germany are calling on people to vote together against the AfD and for democracy.
Some 10,000 people marched in the town of Hanau, Germany, on Sunday as a show of support for the nine victims of a fascist terror attack. The mourners came together to demonstrate solidarity after a man shot nine people dead in the town on Wednesday before apparently killing his mother and himself.