Just before he was about to be cross examined the 71yo ex husband had abdominal pain and went to hospital. The Judge has asked for medical analyses to decide whether to suspend the trial. Another defendant was late to Court because he had to take his son to school.
The 71yo ex wife previously went through one and a half hour of cross examination without flinching.
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Finally, France has a Government ( for now)
And SPD beats far right AfD in Brandenburg State elections.
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Last nights 4 Corners was a piece on the AfD and related matters. Quite disturbing viewing. I’d forgotten about some of the incidents referred to.
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So far in Germany, the SPD and Conservatives have worked together to block the most extremist policies of the AfD getting up ( although tougher on migration and deporting those without permanent residency type status).
It’s more worrying in France. The NFP has the most MPs, it is antagonistic to Macron So called Centrists and would block a lot of legislation put forward by the Barnier Cabinet. However, there are worrying signs of the Conservatives/Centrists moving further to the right, to Le Pen’s Party to secure legislation and make concessions to Le Pen. And the French budget is in trouble, while unrest in New Caledonia and Martinique has to be managed.
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After the CDU/AfD leaks last year, I am not confident that this will hold up.
However, I was pleased with the massive public backlash in response.
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Oh, Jesus H … here we go again (gulp).
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Keeping actual nazis out of power is a constant struggle worldwide. Inconceivable a few years ago. Terrifying now.
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