Germany risks Weimar-style divisions, President Steinmeier warns
Steinmeier said democracy faces renewed pressure as more than 400,000 people attend Unity Day events and east-west gaps remain three decades after reunification.
- On Saturday, Germany marked German Unity Day in Bremen, with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier using his final address to warn democracy faces renewed threats and "bitter setbacks."
- More than 400,000 visitors are expected at the public festival featuring over 550 events through Sunday. The holiday commemorates October 3, 1990, when five states of East Germany joined the Federal Republic of Germany.
- Addressing right-wing extremism, Steinmeier warned, "I believed our democracy was secure and now have to experience it being challenged anew." He added the presidency is "not an office to be taken lightly."
- Eastern Germany commissioner Elisabeth Kaiser urged parties to nominate an eastern German woman as the next president. Kaiser noted eastern Germans remain underrepresented in senior positions more than three decades after reunification.
- Germany's Federal Convention is scheduled to elect Steinmeier's successor on January 30, 2027. The vote tests whether parties will address the regional representation gap Kaiser highlighted before the current president's term ends in March 2027.
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President Frank-Walter Steinmeyer of the Federal Republic of Germany warned of the danger of increasing extremist forces and warned of the risk of a repetition of the Weimar Republic scenario. On German Unity Day, FRG President Frank-Walter Steinmeyer warned of the danger of an increase in extremist forces in the country and of a repetition of the Weimar Republic scenario (an unofficial name of Germany in 1918–33, when there was instability in p…
Federal President Steinmeier warned against the dangers posed by political extremism on the Day of German Unity. At a ceremony in Bremen, he called for a determined defence of democratic fundamental rights.
On the Day of German Unity, Federal President Steinmeier warns against the dangers posed by extremists to democracy. He also criticised the media with sharp criticism. Nevertheless, he sees reason for hope.
According to Frank-Walter Steinmeier, disinformation campaigns by Kremlin trolls, German far-right activists and left-wing authoritarian figures are flooding the internet.
In Bremen, the Day of German Unity is celebrated with a ceremony. In his speech, the Head of State recalled moving times – and issued a comprehensive warning.
The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, warned that Germany runs the risk of returning to the divisions of the Weimar Republic, which preceded World War II, in the midst of a wave of disinformation disseminated by anti-democratic extremists. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the subject and register.
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