Sabine Beppler-Spahl | The European Conservative

CSU leader Markus Soeder, CDU leader Friedrich Merz, and SPD co-leaders Lars Klingbeil and Saskia Esken

Germany: Weakening Democracy Through False Consensus

Sabine Beppler-Spahl May 2, 2025

If the SPD and CDU can barely muster a majority even when combined, it’s because they’ve lost the ability to genuinely represent majority concerns.

New German Priority: Trans Ideology First, Justice Second

Sabine Beppler-Spahl April 24, 2025

The incident of a failed asylum seeker identifying as transgender exposes the dangerous absurdity of Germany’s self-identification law and its broken asylum system.

CDU leader and top candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses a press conference after a CDU leadership meeting at the Konrad Adenauer Haus, headquarters of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union, in Berlin on March 3, 2025.

CDU in Crisis: It Is More Than Just Poor Leadership

Sabine Beppler-Spahl April 9, 2025

Many who wanted genuine conservative representation have long left the party.

Drawing of yellow man who is gagged by black hands protruding from the background

The German Establishment’s Authoritarian Assault on Free Speech

Sabine Beppler-Spahl April 2, 2025

The history of the ‘incitement of the masses’ law is a textbook example of the slippery slope of speech restrictions.

Leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz speaks with Chairman of the Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) Lars Klingbeil during the constituent session of Germany's new Bundestag (lower house of parliament) on March 25, 2025 in Berlin.

How Far Will Germany Go To Keep the Firewall Against Populists?

Sabine Beppler-Spahl March 27, 2025

The establishment seems to have reached a point where maintaining the facade of democratic responsiveness is no longer even deemed necessary.

Friedrich Merz CDU Germany looking thoughtful scratching neck

Why the Workers Have Abandoned the Establishment

Sabine Beppler-Spahl March 3, 2025

The CDU’s and SPD’s profound fear of change has granted the AfD its greatest momentum, emerging as Germany’s new “workers’ party.”

An election campaign poster featuring Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Oberhausen, Western Germany, on February 21, 2025, ahead of the parliamentary elections of February 23, 2025.

Silenced German Right-Wing Voices Set to Speak Freely in the Voting Booths

Sabine Beppler-Spahl February 23, 2025

The government crackdown on free speech in Germany questions the very commitment of the country’s establishment to genuine democracy.

Don’t Mention Islamism: Deflection and Moral Posturing Rule in Germany

Sabine Beppler-Spahl February 17, 2025

Each terrorist attack is followed by a coordinated effort from establishment voices to control the public narrative and deflect criticism of migration policies.

Establishment Is Panicking as Germany’s Firewall Crumbles

Sabine Beppler-Spahl February 3, 2025

Desperate calls to ban the AfD show how scared mainstream parties are of populists—and by extension their voters.

A Spectre Is Haunting Germany

Sabine Beppler-Spahl January 16, 2025

The German establishment’s panic over Elon Musk reveals its true fear of the electorate.

Tag: Sabine Beppler-Spahl

Germany: Weakening Democracy Through False Consensus

New German Priority: Trans Ideology First, Justice Second

CDU in Crisis: It Is More Than Just Poor Leadership

The German Establishment’s Authoritarian Assault on Free Speech

How Far Will Germany Go To Keep the Firewall Against Populists?

Why the Workers Have Abandoned the Establishment

Silenced German Right-Wing Voices Set to Speak Freely in the Voting Booths

Don’t Mention Islamism: Deflection and Moral Posturing Rule in Germany

Establishment Is Panicking as Germany’s Firewall Crumbles

A Spectre Is Haunting Germany

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