The current volatility among German parties (the SPD has gained over 100%, the Greens have lost almost 40% since May, the CDU plunges and bounces back like a penny stock) is a terrible signal. German voters are clearly disoriented, try to approach strategic questions emotionally.
We used to live in Germany with strong programmatic parties, where people's electoral behaviour is based on understanding they provide certain parties with a mandate for the next 4 years. Now, the mood swings because of such things like "did she took a right pose while talking".
This sort of decision-taking is incredibly childish. Voters prefer to forget they will have to live with the politicians who they elect now based on a two-second-long impression. It is not like to buy a €1 T-Shirt and throw it away next day. These people will rule our country!
And there will be no chance to say "I don't want this chewing gum anymore!" as a stressed child says after he or she had passionately demanded THIS gum and NOW just a minute ago.
Bad news is: this type of behaviour opens doors to huge, massive manipulations, also from abroad (Vladimir is happy).
And the last one: while working in Ukraine, I used to say, the absence of programmatic parties and emotional voting is a huge Ukrainian problem. Now it looks like we cannot use Germany as a positive example of stable parties landscape anymore.
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