Dutch Gov't Resigns, Merkel steps down, Italian Gov't collapse

Well then of course as goo has long since left ol Americay as chino iz now long since been goo ...

She's a tough ol' Knuckle Duster who still has the moves at the Poolside!

Frau Merkel is Germany's Fortress, like all good ol' East German beef eating Gals.
Muzzeltoff to Frau Merkel of Deutschland!

The Albatross has fallen. I repeat. The Albatross has fallen.

When the Dutch government fucks up, they take responsibility and resign. That is what happened.

Would be good if a US president would do that too, once in a while: taking responsibility and resign.

This all sounds like the fall of the Berlin wall days after Reagan left office.. all of a sudden communism collapsed and nation after nation followed.. Is Trump doing this? What the hell - are there spiritual forces doing this?

Merkel announced in 2018 she would be stepping down in 2021, so old news there. The Dutch Prime Minister is remaining and is running for reelection. Shit happens.

... and suddenly, Dr. Steve Pieczenik is sounding a little less crazy.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1350400205334712320

Admin Laschet to now lead the CDU. On track to become new chancellor. Huge proponent of Russian energy flowing into Europe. Friends with terrorists and the CCP.

Hard to believe qanons that Merkel was, yet replaced with someone with even closer ties and support of CCP. Time to accept there was no plan. CCP is the one winning right now. There is no help coming so stand up.

The government is formed of a coalition of parties. So you end up with the coalition government vs the non-coalition, i.e. two parties.

The two party system everyone likes to complain about in the US just cuts out the bullshit.

Last Edited by DrGu on 01/16/2021 05:21 PM

Analysts: Kuwait in "an early crisis"


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Kuwait is in an "early crisis" and looking at serious challenges amid its political turmoil, experts on the matter say.

The country's Cabinet submitted its resignation Tuesday, the latest development in a cycle of clashes between the government and lawmakers.



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Kuwaiti analysts say the country is facing an "early crisis" after the country's Cabinet submitted its resignation Tuesday.

Some 30 lawmakers backed a no-confidence motion against the government this month.

The move reveals how the country's politicking has caused instability, diminished public confidence and aggravated the oil-rich state's worst economic crisis in decades.

"The government must also face the financial deficit that may last another two years and therefore they must find other sources or borrow from international lender," said economic analyst Hajjaj Bu Khadoor.

The ministers quit after the recently elected members of parliament, 60% of which are new faces, grilled the prime minister to protest his new Cabinet appointments.

The decision to reinstate the old parliament speaker, who hails from an elite merchant family, stirred anger among new lawmakers sceptical of corruption and the country's patronage system.

The prime minister must now submit the resignations to the country's ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, who is widely expected to accept them.

During their interrogation of Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah last week, lawmakers accused him of staffing the Cabinet with "provocative and unqualified members," according to local media.

Other sore points included the choices for interior minister and justice minister, who opposed a draft law on Kuwait's stateless people that parliament had hoped to pass.

The resignation of the government raises concerns that the emir may dissolve parliament and force a second election in as many months.

It wouldn't be the first time.

Kuwait's unusual combination of an emir-appointed government and elected parliament frequently gives rise to wrangling that analysts say impedes the country's economic and social progress.

The parliament can introduce legislation and question ministers, though the country's emir retains ultimate authority and ruling family members hold senior posts.

"We are facing an early crisis and we are hoping it won't get worse, especially because the situation in the region needs de-escalation," al-Mana'a said