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Bro, these are not the conservatives you're looking for (i.postimg.cc)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They are strong enough that they’re able to block increased defense spending together with the AfD

Does Germany have some rules that defence spending requires a 2/3rds supermajority or something? Linke and AfD cannot stop anything on their own if a simple majority is required. The Union and SPD have a slim majority between them, and add the Greens and you've got an extremely strong majority.

[–] Tudsamfa 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The only way the conservatives get the funding for increased arms manufacturing is by disabling/changing something about the debt ceiling.

Debt ceiling is in the basic law (constitution), which requires a 2/3 majority to be altered.

Linke are against the debt ceiling in general, but not if it's only disabled for military spending while still preventing investments in public infrastructure. I think with a bit of diplomacy and concessions in the wording, Linke can be persuaded here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

Oh yeah I've heard some commentators talking about the debt brake before, and how some are pushing to do away with it. It didn't occur to me that military spending would specifically be the sticking point there.