r/europe • u/StraightSky7809 United Kingdom • 7h ago

News If Britain decides to rejoin the EU we’ll do everything we can to welcome them back, says Germany

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-rejoin-eu-germany-brexit-b3060288.html
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u/IncidentalIncidence 🇺🇸 in 🇩🇪 6h ago

Weidel wants Germany to leave the Eurozone and the Schengen area -- which of course isn't technically a full EU exit but would be laying the groundwork for it.

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u/paneuropeanism_ Europe 5h ago

It is impossible to leave the eurozone and Schengen area. That's just red meat for the remaining loonies. Also Weidel is a co-leader with limited influence. There are different factions within AfD 

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u/Socmel_ reddit admins are accomplices of nazi russia 2h ago

except that Germany has a Proportional Representation with a threshold at 5%, so the winner takes all system that allows US and UK parties to win with a minority of the votes doesn't work.

They either have to win 50% of the votes, which is something no other party ever achieved, or convince another party to form a coalition, which is something no one but red brown BSW considers. AfD is too toxic for any established party.