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Former BlackRock executive expected to become Germany’s new Chancellor

Published 22 February 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Friedrich Merz is seen by many as a representative of the financial elite - rather than the people.
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The anti-immigration and anti-EU Alternative for Germany (AfD) party looks set for a record-breaking election, with around 21% of voter support according to surveys.

However, this is not expected to be enough to become the largest party. Instead, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is expected to be the clear frontrunner and former BlackRock boss Friedrich Merz will be the country’s next chancellor.

Tomorrow, Germans go to the polls again after a long period of domestic political turbulence. Popular discontent is widespread against the ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD), which is expected to have a disastrous election and end up with somewhere around 15%, more than 10 percentage points less than when it took power in 2021.

Despite the best efforts of the German authorities, security services and political establishment to discourage, smear and demonize the AfD, support for the party has continued to grow. It is expected to win more than one in five votes and become the country’s second largest party by a wide margin.

However, according to the polls, it will be the Christian Democratic establishment party CDU that will “win” with around 30% of the vote – about six percentage points better than the 2021 election.

A representative of the elite?

The party is led by Friedrich Merz, who has a background as chairman of BlackRock in Germany – the world’s largest asset manager, controlling assets worth almost $12 trillion last year.

Merz, who is expected to become Germany’s new chancellor, has been richly rewarded for his work with the financial elite and is currently estimated to have a private fortune of between €11-12 million  – making him the country’s second richest politician after former chancellor and SPD politician Gerhard Schröder.

While many Germans believe the CDU and Merz would be better for Germany than the SPD and Olaf Scholz, others point out that the Christian Democrat multi-millionaire, with his private jets and close ties to financial moguls, is a representative of the elite – rather than the German people.

Others argue that while the SPD has mismanaged the country in many ways, the situation was similar under the previous CDU government led by globalist Angela Merkel, that the party is unreliable and that it is highly uncertain whether there will be any real positive change of significance this time around.

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MMA star: “Illegal immigration is running ravage on Ireland”

Population replacement in the West

Published 18 March 2025
– By Editorial Staff
The MMA pro says that in just ten years, Dublin has gone from one of the safest cities in Europe to one of the most dangerous.
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Conor McGregor took the opportunity during a visit to the White House to condemn the Irish government and its population replacement policy, which he said threatens the nation’s identity.

– The illegal immigration racket is running ravage on the country, warned the MMA pro.

Yesterday, on St. Patrick’s Day, McGregor visited Donald Trump and took the opportunity to declare to the assembled press that Ireland’s rulers have betrayed their own people.

– Ireland is at the cusp of potentially losing its Irishness, the martial arts star stressed.

– There are rural towns in Ireland that have been overrun in one swoop, that have become a minority in one swoop, so issues need to be addressed and the 40 million Irish Americans need to hear this because if not there will be no place to come home and visit.

McGregor also claimed that the Irish government “has failed the people of Ireland” and stated that “it’s high time that America is made aware of what is going on in Ireland”.

– What is happening in Ireland is a travesty. Our government is a government of zero action and zero responsibility. Our money is being spent on overseas issues that have nothing to do with the Irish people, he continued.

“Betrayed the Irish people”

The outburst infuriated Irish officials and Prime Minister Micheál Martin claimed in a post on X that “Conor McGregor’s remarks are wrong, and do not reflect the spirit of St Patrick’s Day, or the views of the people of Ireland”.

Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris went even further, claiming that the MMA professional lacked the “mandate” to speak for the people of Ireland.

Connor McGregor, however, stands his ground and says that “every available metric has shown that the government of Ireland currently has failed the people of Ireland”.

– In 10 years Dublin city centre has gone from one of the most safest cities in Europe to one of the most dangerous so shame on him for saying that and speaking down on an Irish man.

In terms of Irish-American relations, Trump met with Ireland’s leader just last week – and took the opportunity to name McGregor as his favorite Irishman of all time.

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Hungary moves to block foreign funding for media with new amendment

Published 14 March 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Prime Minister of Hungary Victor Orbán.
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The Hungarian government, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, is now proposing a constitutional amendment that could limit foreign funding of the country’s media organizations. The aim is said to be to reduce foreign influence and strengthen the country’s sovereignty.

Among other things, the proposal would make it possible to temporarily deprive people of dual citizenship if they fund organizations or independent media outlets that receive money from Hungarians living abroad, Omni reports.

The constitutional amendment is seen by Viktor Orbán’s critics as a way to cut off funding for independent media, reports Placera, citing Bloomberg News. Orbán, for his part, has previously expressed concern about what he considers to be “foreign interference” in Hungary that negatively affects the country’s media independence and self-determination.

The Hungarian government, meanwhile, has also proposed a law change establishing that there are only two genders in Hungary, similar to legislation pushed through by the Trump administration in the US.

The new legislation, if passed by Parliament, is scheduled to enter into force on April 15 this year. The proposed framework is part of a global trend where countries from both sides of the new “Iron Curtain” have introduced legislation regulating foreign funding of media and civil society.

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Former MEP: “EU leaders are brain dead”

The war in Ukraine

Published 14 March 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Clare Daly argues that it is the people of Europe who have lost out from the EU leaders' willingness to escalate the war.
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Irish leftist and former MEP Clare Daly is highly critical of EU leaders’ escalation of the war in Ukraine, describing Europe’s leading politicians as “brain dead”.

She points out how those in power seem to live in a bubble where “media tells them what to hear and their industrial lobbyists are leading them on, particularly in the defense sector“.

The Nordic Times has long monitored developments in Europe and highlighted how several European leaders seem to strive to further escalate the war in Ukraine and would rather drag the entire continent into a potential major war than to bring about peace, if Russia is considered to benefit from this.

One of the many critics of the war rhetoric is Irish left-wing politician Clare Daly, who was a member of the European Parliament until last year and has consistently opposed sanctions and European involvement in the war.

Daly has described the war in Ukraine as a “proxy war” waged by the EU and the military-industrial complex against Russia, pointing out that it is the people of Europe who are paying the price for war and sanctions.

Where are the peace efforts?

In an interview on the Going Underground media channel, she elaborates on her argument, saying that Europe’s leaders are “completely incompetent” and live in a bubble surrounded by establishment media that constantly tells them they are making the right decisions.

Daly points out that the mainstream media has recently openly declared that it is important to work to create fear among Europeans if it wants to gain popular support for introducing various military reforms – and that this has also had a major impact.

She points to how groups of parents of schoolchildren in Belgium send messages to each other about the need to stock up on survival supplies quickly, and how the Finnish government has urged citizens to get solar-powered radios in case of war.

– Where is the effort to stop war for diplomacy? That’s what the united nations and international relations were supposed to be. The peaceful resolution of conflict, instead in the war in Ukraine, they have done absolutely everything to keep it going.

“The war will continue – whatever the consequences”

Commenting on Trump’s meeting with Zelensky at the White House, she said the US president was telling the truth when he said the war could have been over in two weeks.

– What Zelensky should have said was well it actually would have been over in four weeks but the US and Britain came in and told us to keep fighting. But he didn’t the say that but that’s the truth.

– They want the war to keep going regardless of the devastating consequences. I think many citizens in Europe see that. But its almost as they are powerless to do anything about it, because the organizations and the parties of the left or whatever who used to speak out on these issues has been caught up in a ridiculous jingoism that could end up being incredibly dangerous for Europe. And of course US is delighted. Its hobbled a potential rival. Its mad stuff, she continues.

However, Daly does not primarily believe that EU leaders are fundamentally driven by evil motives or malice – but that the bubble they live in has made them “brain dead”.

– They’re brain dead, they are completely in a bubble. Their media tells them what to hear and their industrial lobbyists are leading them on, particularly in the defense sector.

– But it’s the people in Europe who are going to lose out and lose out badly, she emphasizes.

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Romanian election authorities ban Georgescu from presidential race

Totalitarianism

Published 10 March 2025
– By Editorial Staff
National conservative presidential candidate Călin Georgescu enjoys strong popular support in Romania.
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National conservative politician Călin Georgescu will not be allowed to run for re-election in May, Romania’s electoral authority announced on Sunday. The decision has sparked protests in the capital Bucharest, where demonstrators are demanding justice and democracy.

Romania’s Central Electoral Authority (BEC), decided on Sunday to disqualify Călin Georgescu from participating in the upcoming presidential elections, scheduled to be held in May.

Georgescu, who somewhat unexpectedly won the first round of the presidential election last November, has since been the subject of extensive legal investigations and political attacks.

The December election was annulled by Romania’s Constitutional Court just two days before the second round was due to take place, leading to widespread protests across the country.

Arrested on vague grounds

In the aftermath of the court’s decision, Georgescu was arrested on what appear to be politically motivated charges. Romanian authorities have also carried out dozens of raids across the country against Georgescu’s supporters, including people linked to his election campaigns.

The court cited alleged Russian interference in the election, via social media, and campaign financing as reasons for the annulment – allegations that Moscow rejects.

Călin Georgescu has called the decision “a formalized coup d’état” and claims it is an attempt to undermine democracy in the country, based on the fact that powerful interests simply did not appreciate the election results.

“Freedom!”

After the election authority’s announcement, hundreds of Georgescu’s supporters gathered outside the authority’s office in Bucharest, chanting “Freedom!” and tried to break through security barriers, leading to clashes with police, reports Al-Jazeera and others. Security forces used tear gas to disperse the crowd and several people were arrested during the protests.

Călin Georgescu has continued to lead the pre-election polls with around 40% of voter support. He has previously promised to “restore Romania’s dignity” and reduce the country’s dependence on international organizations such as NATO and the EU.

On social media, Georgescu criticized the electoral authority’s decision, calling it “A direct blow to the heart of democracy worldwide! I have one message left! If democracy in Romania falls, the entire democratic world will fall! This is just the beginning. Europe is now a dictatorship, Romania is under tyranny!”

Support from the US government

US Vice President JD Vance and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk have also expressed support for Georgescu and criticized Romania’s handling of the election.

In February, Vance accused Romania of invalidating the election on the basis of “weak suspicions” from Romanian intelligence and pressure from neighboring countries. Elon Musk describes the electoral authority’s decision as “crazy”, on his platform X.

Georgescu now faces a range of criminal charges, including disseminating false information about campaign financing, supporting fascist organizations and sedition against the constitutional order. He denies all charges and says they are entirely politically motivated.

At the time of writing, not a single piece of evidence that stands up to objective scrutiny has so far been presented by the Romanian Central Election Authority or other Romanian authorities.

Decision under appeal

The decision of the electoral authority can still be appealed to Romania’s Constitutional Court, which is expected to make a final decision by Wednesday this week. Meanwhile, protests continue in Bucharest, with demonstrators demanding justice and freedom for Georgescu to run in the elections.

The disqualification of Călin Georgescu from the presidential elections has created a political crisis in Romania, with accusations of violations of democratic principles.

As his supporters protest in the streets, the question remains whether or not he will be allowed to participate in the elections – a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for both Romania and Europe.

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