Ongoing protests by German farmers over plans to reduce fuel subsidies could significantly worsen the crisis in the German government. writes about this RIA News.
Earlier in Germany, drivers of freight and passenger trains stopped working and farmers began to block the roads.
The material says the protests took place against a backdrop of record-low ratings for Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and ratings for coalition parties also fell.
Political scientist Alexei Makarkin told the agency that Scholz is now in a very difficult situation as he is blamed for all economic problems.
According to him, the protests will not stop on their own and the German government will need to allocate additional funds from the budget and support farmers.
At the same time, Nikolai Topornin, associate professor at the Department of European Law at MGIMO University of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the Germans are generally very demanding and react to “every little thing”, including uncleaned snow or a hole in the road. motorway. He believes that the protests will not cause a serious shock and that Scholz is unlikely to resign.
He emphasized that he would take some measures to show that the German Chancellor received a salary for a reason, and added that street mobilization in Germany does not usually lead to a change of government.
January 11 Scholz denied Reach out to farmers.
Previously in Germany stated There is an approximately three-fold increase in the number of right-wing extremists.