GERMANY'S GOVERNMENT CRISIS – Everything you need to know! | Feli from Germany

👉The last 2 weeks were intense! Not only did the US elect a new president, but the very next day, the German government collapsed! So let’s talk about what happened and what that means for Germany!

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0:00 Intro
2:15 What happened?
5:17 Germany's Political System
10:02 What's next?
13:31 What does this mean for Germany?
18:54 Summary
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ABOUT ME: Hallo, Servus, and welcome to my channel! My name is Felicia (Feli), I'm 30 years old, and I'm a German living in the USA! I was born and raised in Munich, Germany but have been living in Cincinnati, Ohio off and on since 2016. I first came here for an exchange semester during my undergrad at LMU Munich, then I returned for an internship, and then I got my master's degree in Cincinnati. I was lucky enough to win the Green Card lottery and have been a permanent resident since 2019! In my videos, I talk about cultural differences between America and Germany, things I like and dislike about living here, and other topics I come across in my everyday life in the States. Let me know what YOU would like to hear about in the comments below. DANKE :)
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[Alacrity-reserved]

This is the cheeriest all hell has broken loose video I've seen.

[bulldog]

I appreciate how quickly you commented on this topic and how well you covered it

[EmmaHoHo]

I admire your professionalism and ability to make quality videos. Thank you for your hard work!🍉🍻🐙

[raymond]

As Americans we should know more about other countries

[conlon]

I was hoping you've cover this from when I first heard about it in the news. This was a great explanation, thank you!

[allengreg]

It took me 20 years of study to learn how to ask for directions to Munich, in German. Now I'll spend the next 20 years learning how to ask for directions to Berlin.

[quato]

A factual and bias free depiction of the situation in Germanys political landscape. Very well done, thank you !

I wish the majority of the internet would work like this...

[BarbHowe-tmvi]

Heard this on the news and was hoping you would explain this. Thanks

[Yosh]

Cudos! Well balanced and thoughtful explaination. "Respekt"!

[alanjameson]

Viele Danke! I am, for an American, not particularly uninformed about the modern German government, but this is very helpful in understanding the current situation. By the way, my two semesters of college German (about 65 years ago) were taught by Herr Schneider, a Sudeten German active in the Czechoslovakian independence movement and a deserter from the Austro-Hungarian Army. I remember a couple of his stories about his University years in Vienna. His teaching method was VERY old-fashioned, but effective, and he had an amazing ability to write completely different examinations of EXACTLY the same degree of difficulty, year after year. I'm not sure of it, but expect that if I were teleported to Germany without warning I should still be able to get by. (If given a few minutes' warning I would grab my two old textbooks.) I remember the poor fools in my graduate school Chemical German examination who had not studied German and tried translating it into English with a dictionary! [Note to others: that is completely hopeless, not least because German and English dictionaries are organized in very different ways.] By the way, I remain VERY impressed by the way the Reichstag was rebuilt, even if the winning design was by a British architect; it was worth waiting for.

[maystrehmel]

You covered this better than our own media did.

[MsTimelady]

If anyone is ever in Berlin-I recommend you sign up for a free tour of the Bundestag where you can learn more about Germany's government and how it's different than other Parliaments and the USA. It's usually an hour and a half tour but Feli did a great job of an unbiased overall explanation in 20 min. Though I would quibble that the CDU is more like Conservative Democrats here in the states. It will be interesting to see if the AFD will get more votes outside of East Germany but it was obvious when I was there in 2023 that the current government wasn't popular. Even if you don't go on the building tour, I highly recommend you tour the Bundestag/Reichstag dome as it is a beautiful building and chamber!

[RON-mc]

😃 THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPLANATION, AS IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE!

[WOOF]

Excellent educational video for us non-Germans! Thank you for the research you did to prepare your presentation! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones.

[MichaelBrehmer]

Thank you. Another honest, factual presentation.

[rodmpugh]

Channel is growing! Its fantastic that your expanding horizons.

[puellanivis]

My understanding on the Konstruktives Misstrauensvotum is that the „Konstruktiv“ in it _requires_ an alternative Chancellor to be proposed. For instance in the Kingdom of Italy way back to the 19th and early 20th century, there was no requirement for a vote of no confidence to be constructive, and so when one succeeded, the parliament was simply dissolved and new elections are held. This lead to for example 4 votes of no confidence in just 1901–1906 alone. Germany saw the danger and gridlock caused by that system, and so worked in the need for it to be constructive—that is, propose an alternative Chancellor that would take over.

[TDMoore]

Thank you for explaining the parliamentary system so well!

[norkantalkodam]

Respekt Feli, klasse zusammengefasst !!

[bordeaux]

It is sometimes overlooked, especially in the U.S., that parliamentary oversight of politicians in office, including the chancellor, and the built-in balance of parties and the precise regulation of democratic processes is not a weakness, but a desirable quality of independent checks and balances. Democracy, the Constitution, and we the people protect ourselves as best we can from the incompetence or power grabs of a political zeitgeist. It has been working well for 75 years now.