Societal collapse?

[Del Woppio]

Talks to form far-right-led coalition government in Austria collapse

Disagreements over key posts and issues like migration mean snap election is likely, with far-right Freedom party ahead in polls

www.theguardian.com

I missed this tbh, but they're saying this morning that a coalition government looks likely to be formed between the parties that finished 2nd and 3rd, locking Austrian Reform out of government after failed coalition talks.

Obviously, less far-right inclusion the better (especially when it comes to Austrian fascists!), but a good chunk of me is pretty uncomfortable with it as a democratic outcome. Polling since the election shows the share increasing still further

 

[The Saturday Boy]

Talks to form far-right-led coalition government in Austria collapse

Disagreements over key posts and issues like migration mean snap election is likely, with far-right Freedom party ahead in polls

www.theguardian.com

I missed this tbh, but they're saying this morning that a coalition government looks likely to be formed between the parties that finished 2nd and 3rd, locking Austrian Reform out of government after failed coalition talks.

Obviously, less far-right inclusion the better (especially when it comes to Austrian fascists!), but a good chunk of me is pretty uncomfortable with it as a democratic outcome. Polling since the election shows the share increasing still further

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Democracy presents itself in many ways and arguably securing power on less that 1/3 of those who voted is not paticularly democratic either. They stood on a platform that is disagreeable to potential coalition partners knowing that they would likely only be part of a government in a coalition, that's on them.

Won't be a problem in this country, the Tories will happily join in with a Reform led coalition.

 

[leedswolf]

Voters in Germany were exposed to a significant amount of far-right narratives online during the federal election, driven by AI-generated content and Russian disinformation campaigns, research has shown.
The findings come amid calls for the Government to acknowledge the impact it had on delivering a record result for the far right. Alternative for Germany (AfD) — which opposes sending weapons to Ukraine and has called for an end to sanctions on Moscow — secured a historic second-place finish on Sunday with almost 21%.

Konstantin von Notz, a Green member of parliament who chairs the committee that oversees the German intelligence services, told the Financial Times that it was impossible to say exactly how many votes were swayed by the content.

How the German Elections Were 'Successfully Manipulated' By Foreign Actors and AI-Generated Content

Social media posts using generative AI were widely circulated by far-right supporters and the AfD

bylinetimes.com

 

[Walshes Wolves]

Voters in Germany were exposed to a significant amount of far-right narratives online during the federal election, driven by AI-generated content and Russian disinformation campaigns, research has shown.
The findings come amid calls for the Government to acknowledge the impact it had on delivering a record result for the far right. Alternative for Germany (AfD) — which opposes sending weapons to Ukraine and has called for an end to sanctions on Moscow — secured a historic second-place finish on Sunday with almost 21%.

Konstantin von Notz, a Green member of parliament who chairs the committee that oversees the German intelligence services, told the Financial Times that it was impossible to say exactly how many votes were swayed by the content.

How the German Elections Were 'Successfully Manipulated' By Foreign Actors and AI-Generated Content

Social media posts using generative AI were widely circulated by far-right supporters and the AfD

bylinetimes.com

However, the German state media DW, says Die Linke, the left wing party, which had the most 18-24 year old votes, as we have previously discussed, had "a savvy social media campaign."

How Germany's Left Party made its big election comeback – DW – 02/25/2025

The shooting star of the 2025 election was undoubtedly the Left Party. Its resurgence appeared to hinge on progressive economic policies, liberal social values and a savvy social media campaign.

www.dw.com

My own conclusion about the whole situation, is people have no problem with propaganda , when it helps their cause and disagree with propaganda, when they are opposed to it's cause.

 

[pr0sl0]

Talks to form far-right-led coalition government in Austria collapse

Disagreements over key posts and issues like migration mean snap election is likely, with far-right Freedom party ahead in polls

www.theguardian.com

I missed this tbh, but they're saying this morning that a coalition government looks likely to be formed between the parties that finished 2nd and 3rd, locking Austrian Reform out of government after failed coalition talks.

Obviously, less far-right inclusion the better (especially when it comes to Austrian fascists!), but a good chunk of me is pretty uncomfortable with it as a democratic outcome. Polling since the election shows the share increasing still further

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Nah, there's nothing wrong with that - coming "first" in a multi-party election means absolutely nothing unless you also win a majority of all votes.

Governments should be reflective of public consent, and it's only weird because FPTP means we're used to parties getting near-total power on relatively low vote shares. Sure, it's (mostly) stable, but it's really more just a relic of how democracy in the UK evolved from a patrician, aristocratic political system which has only begrudingly accepted incremental reforms in favour of the popular vote since 1832.

 

[Walshes Wolves]

Georgescu barred from Romanian vote in final court ruling

Calin Georgescu loses a bid to overturn a ruling barring him from participating in next May's vote.

www.bbc.com