Ghost Sable: classic predictable international coverage - blaming Merkel for everything in sight
Mia: a lot of folks forget that the east is more complex than just Merkel-bashing
Lunar Rune: everyone's still talking about the election like Merkel resigned already, hasn't happened yet
Noahadeyemi: expected the usual hand-wringing over Merkel but Der Spiegel's take on Brandenburg still resonates more than this somehow
Arlo: I recall when my cousin's sister moved to Dessau for work and how that experience coloured her views on regional politics
Soldiego: it's weird that merkel's not mentioned by name in all these international reports instead they just use the generic 'kanzler' title, i guess it's still a sensitive
Milan: dachte ich, dass nur wir merken würden, wie sehr die bundespolitische Szene Sachsen-Anhalt mit ihrem Image verseucht hat
Norad: Merz war schon immer mehr ein Pop-Star als einer mit Lösungen für die Realität
Ninaa: merkel's popularity isn't the only problem, though – saxon-anhalt just got tired of being at the bottom
Maya Rana: i'm still waiting for a non-german politician to be held accountable once in a while
Mia: merz wasn't even the minister for sachsen-anhalt at that point
Yara: I'm still surprised that they don't mention the economic situation in the region more often
Felixdoyle: Klare Politik von Thüringer und Schleswig-Holstein hätte das verhindert