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Pier Ferdinando Casini announces his decision not to run for re-election in the upcoming political elections, emphasizing the importance of his passion for politics and his commitment to liberal democracy and social justice, despite his farewell to Parliament. #Casini #Politica #DemocraziaLiberale (translated)

In the Senate election in the Czech Republic, the liberal and conservative opposition achieved a surprising impressive success with five candidates who won an absolute majority in the first round of voting, thus securing their Senate majority. #Tschechien #Senatswahl #Opposition (translated)

A report from the Latinobarómetro Corporation reveals that 65% of Latin Americans prefer to ally with China rather than the United States, highlighting the search for economic stability and security in a context of increasing dissatisfaction with liberal democracy. #AmericaLatina #Cina #Democrazia (translated)

Lex Hoogduin wrote that he believed change was possible, but not in the way that the cabinet and the left envisioned. He advocated for a peaceful classical-liberal revolution with a smaller government, fewer rules, bureaucracy, and civil servants. According to him, the government should free citizens and protect their property, while reducing the tax burden and maintaining a limited safety net for people who faced real setbacks. He also argued for space for a revival of an independent civil society outside of the state, with communities in various fields. #liberalisme #overheid #belasting (translated)

Luigi Marattin responded to Corrado Formigli, who in the Corriere had described as "an embarrassing confusion" what the deputy said on Piazzapulita. Marattin mentioned that he has been reading investigative journalism and historical studies on conflicts for decades and cited Il Legionario, a book about Giustino De Vuono, arguing that its author documented the presented theses. Marattin accused the documentary Naza of making unfounded accusations. He cited the bombing which, according to the mentioned reconstruction, would have killed 500 civilians, stating that no evidence of either the attack or the death toll had been presented. He argued that the only source was Hamas's word, treated as truth, while Israeli accounts were dismissed as propaganda. He added that he had said on air that, in wartime, he did not consider the reports of the involved parties reliable and preferred those from independent observers. For this reason, he described Israel's decision not to allow foreign journalists into Gaza, even at their own risk, as a mistake. Marattin accused Formigli of not listening to this point and of silencing dissenters, imposing his own opinion. Finally, he wrote that he would have liked to read a "mea culpa" from the host for his statements about Israeli children on October 7. #giornalismodinchiesta #storia #media (translated)

Susanne Schröter reported that after a discussion between Alice Schwarzer and Constantin Schreiber about his new book at the Frankfurt Book Fair, she was with Schwarzer. Schröter wrote that the significance of Islam will increase worldwide as well as in Europe and Germany. Therefore, it must be urgently recognized what this means. Fundamentalism and extremism are on the rise, also because they are downplayed, while liberal and secular Muslims continue not to be perceived as a democratic resource. In her opinion, this must change quickly. #Europa (translated)

Eva Selsing wrote that she did not see it as a problem that the left was critical of B.T.'s conservative profile. On the contrary, she believed that praise from left-leaning politicians and commentators would be a cause for concern, as it could indicate that the media had deviated from its conservative line. She argued that B.T.'s direct conservatism scared a left that had had a significant influence on media debate for decades. According to Selsing, the left only supported conservative viewpoints it could control, and the more subdued conservatism had followed the left's norms of shaming, censorship, and cancellation. She wrote that this type of conservatism had dominated the Danish media landscape until a few years ago, and that the situation still prevailed outside of B.T. Selsing believed that B.T.'s success was partly due to the media offering conservative perspectives and analyses that the readers and viewers, according to her, could not find elsewhere. She criticized other media for presenting uniform headlines and analyses and for expressing outrage over differing opinions. She wrote that actors with interests in conformity and censorship therefore reacted strongly to B.T., and that she would be more concerned if they did not. #Borgerlighed #MedieDebat #Ytringsfrihed (translated)

U.M. OSINT announced that he had informed the responsible district association of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen about his departure from the party in the afternoon. He stated that he was left-liberal and had originally become a member because the Greens had become more liberal. However, he can no longer support the development of the party since the last legislative period, particularly its positioning on Palestine, left-wing extremism, and terrorism. He cited the concessions made by the Greens to Die Linke in Berlin as a decisive reason, which he described as vague and unsubstantial. He criticized the Greens for not demanding any concrete consequences, such as the resignation or expulsion of Koçak, the dissolution of the Neukölln Linke association, or the working group on Palestine solidarity. He referred to alleged connections of the group to terrorism apologists and possible links to the PFLP. U.M. OSINT accused the Greens of effectively granting amnesty to left-wing enemies of democracy and terrorism supporters for the sake of maintaining power. In his view, the party has thereby forfeited any right to demand other parties distance themselves from the AfD. He also criticized the SPD and predicted that for them, it would increasingly be about achieving double-digit results in upcoming elections. Furthermore, he criticized political compromises made to maintain participation in government and warned of lasting damage to Berlin, particularly regarding investments and jobs. He stated that he no longer wants to disclose future party memberships publicly and expressed curiosity about the upcoming elections in Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia. #Grüne #Politik #Deutschland (translated)

Wolfgang Kubicki criticized that in Berlin a coalition must first agree on principles for dealing with anti-Semitism and organized crime. This was "complete madness," he wrote, and reminded of a declaration of intent by the same party not to want to build a wall. The Left has always wasted paper. For Berlin under "Red-Red-Green," difficult years are ahead, Kubicki wrote. The alliance stands for uncertainty, fear, and resentment and has little to offer the city. They want to counter that with confidence; he is convinced that the liberal urban society cannot be broken. #Berlin #Politik #Gesellschaft (translated)

After trying several different solutions, we have landed on this solution – We went to the election with another council with the Moderates and the Liberals as the core together with us. But different political deadlocks and red lines on the right and left have made that coalition impossible. After trying several different solutions, we have landed on this solution, says Carl-Johan Schiller (KD), opposition regional councilor. #RegionStockholm #Mittenstyre #Politik (translated)

Final negotiations are underway for a coalition government in the Stockholm Region where the Social Democrats, the Green Party, the Centre Party, the Liberals, and the Christian Democrats are negotiating, which means that the Left Party is excluded from the cooperation. #RegionStockholm #Mittenstyre #Politik (translated)

Ralf Fuecks wrote to Ricarda Lang, stating that the Greens share responsibility for strengthening the political center rather than promoting the division into a left and a right camp. According to Fuecks, those who take a Berlin left alliance as a model for the federal level also strengthen those forces within the CDU that want to dismantle the firewall to gain more leeway to the right. Fuecks wrote that the liberal and social Catholic part of the Union would not support this course. He noted that parts of the Greens and their electorate do not want to support a left that they believe is misdirected on important social and foreign policy issues. He added that the appeal to the CDU not to depart from the political center equally applies to the Greens. #Politik #Grüne #Mitte (translated)

"A former leader of the institution that discloses secret information (...) is not content merely with violating his obligations, but also betrays all the values of the German security services. Anyone who allies with the enemies of our liberal democracy will be exposed. We will not tolerate any betrayal of secrets," wrote Marc Henrichmann in a message to AFP. #spionaj #trădare #serviciideinformații (translated)