During the protest, the party’s leader delivered a speech which referred to the destruction of the country’s institutions, the loss of Spanish sovereignty, and the need for a patriotic reaction.

The interior minister’s statements come two months after 12 of the 16 federal states had to block the intake of additional asylum seekers.

Soumahoro’s election had become a symbol of integration and meritocracy—a strong message to put on display at the time of Meloni’s victory. Today, his position is shaken by a scandal involving his wife and his mother-in-law.

The worst fears raised by members of Les Républicains or the Rassemblement National are fully justified: the state has not been able to deal properly with these 234 migrants, most of whom have disappeared into thin air.

The violent protests we saw last weekend could mark a significant shift in the mood of what had previously been considered a largely compliant citizenry.

“The Left understanding of democracy no longer exists in Berlin. Totalitarian ideas, against laws and democracy,” Herald Vilimsky, the Freedom Party of Austria’s delegation leader in the European Parliament said in response to state of affairs that led to the lawsuit being filed.

In addition to the FDP, which is a member of the ruling coalition, opposition parties like the CDU, CSU, and AfD have all rejected the interior minister’s radical plan to overhaul the citizenship law.

Moroccan migrants took to the streets in Belgium and Holland following the victory of Morocco against Belgium during the World Cup. The rioters, who left a trail of destruction in their wake, were contained by riot police with tear gas and water cannons.

The law would make it illegal to tell a woman seeking an abortion that help, if she needs it—baby supplies, housing, or a network of support—is available to her.

Individual citizens cannot be trusted to understand ideologies. They must be guided, Ebeling explains, by “collective epistemic agents.” But what knowledge are these agents supposed to help citizens gain?

Defeating the pandemic became a matter of national pride, and the wishes, freedoms, and even the lives of individuals become secondary to that aim. Almost anything was permitted—including brutality in pursuit of the aim of winning the fight.

Numerous commentators pointed out the ironic aspect of her act of virtue signaling. One commentator noted VW’s history with using Jewish forced labor during World War II.