# Bundestag on The No Agenda Show

Bundestag comes up in 7 chapters across 7 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from December 2016 to May 2025.

- **Chapters:** 7
- **Episodes:** 7
- **Discussed:** December 2016 – May 2025
- **Related topics:** [Germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [Angela Merkel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/angela-merkel.md), [Afd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/afd.md), [Alice Weidel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alice-weidel.md), [Bond Market](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bond-market.md), [Cdu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cdu.md), [Debt Forgiveness](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/debt-forgiveness.md), [Disinformation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/disinformation.md), [Euro](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/euro.md), [Fake News](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fake-news.md)

## Chapters 1–7 of 7

### Friedrich Merz, German Chancellorship and Bundestag Voting

- **Episode:** [1762: Stick Fight](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1762-stick-fight.md)
- **Published:** 2025-05-08
- **Time:** 50:12–52:29
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1762-stick-fight/chapter/friedrich-merz-german-chancellorship-and-bundestag-voting.md

Friedrich Merz was elected as the new German Chancellor in a second round of voting after a historic first-round defeat. The center-right leader secured the position following a secret ballot where members of his own coalition initially defected. The far-right AfD party has called for fresh elections in response to the political instability.

Keywords: [friedrich merz](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/friedrich-merz.md), [olaf scholz](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/olaf-scholz.md), [bundestag](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bundestag.md), [germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), christian democratic union

### Germany AfD Ban Debate, Immigration and Alice Weidel

- **Episode:** [1735: Old Bag](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1735-old-bag.md)
- **Published:** 2025-02-02
- **Time:** 2:31:57–2:36:16
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1735-old-bag/chapter/germany-afd-ban-debate-immigration-and-alice-weidel.md

German lawmakers are debating a potential ban on the far-right AfD party, labeling them "enemies of democracy." The debate intensified after a vote on stricter migration policies. AfD co-chair Alice Weidel is defended by the hosts, who argue that German politicians are out of touch with a public that is "sick of" current immigration levels.

Keywords: [germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [afd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/afd.md), [alice weidel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alice-weidel.md), [immigration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/immigration.md), [bundestag](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bundestag.md), [angela merkel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/angela-merkel.md)

### European Economic Collapse and Italian Debt Crisis

- **Episode:** [1648: Red Book Special](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1648-red-book-special.md)
- **Published:** 2024-04-04
- **Time:** 24:34–26:14
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1648-red-book-special/chapter/european-economic-collapse-and-italian-debt-crisis.md

A specific prediction is made for November 11, 2011 (11/11/11), as the date for a total European economic collapse. The hosts analyze the failure of debt forgiveness plans and the rising borrowing costs for Italy, suggesting that the German Bundestag's requirement for parliamentary votes on rescue funds will trigger the crisis.

Keywords: [euro](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/euro.md), [italy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/italy.md), [germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [bundestag](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bundestag.md), [debt forgiveness](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/debt-forgiveness.md), [bond market](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bond-market.md)

### Germany Arrests Reichsbürger Group for Alleged Coup Plot

- **Episode:** [1510: Trump Op](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1510-trump-op.md)
- **Published:** 2022-12-08
- **Time:** 13:09–21:36
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1510-trump-op/chapter/germany-arrests-reichsburger-group-for-alleged-coup-plot.md

German authorities conducted massive raids involving 3,000 officers to arrest 25 individuals associated with the Reichsbürger movement. The group, allegedly led by minor aristocrat Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss, is accused of plotting a violent coup to overthrow the German state and storm the Bundestag. Media coverage links the group's ideology to QAnon and sovereign citizen movements.

Keywords: heinrich xiii, prinz reuss, reichsbürger, [qanon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/qanon.md), [bundestag](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bundestag.md), [germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), coup attempt

### Germany Rejects Mandatory Vaccination Mandates

- **Episode:** [1441: Yak Facts](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1441-yak-facts.md)
- **Published:** 2022-04-10
- **Time:** 43:41–45:20
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1441-yak-facts/chapter/germany-rejects-mandatory-vaccination-mandates.md

The German Parliament voted against a mandatory vaccination proposal that originally targeted all adults over 18 before being scaled back to those over 60. This rejection follows years of strict lockdowns and mandates that have reached the public's limit. Additionally, the German news program Tagesschau has begun providing Ukrainian subtitles for refugees.

Keywords: [germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [mandatory vaccination](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mandatory-vaccination.md), [bundestag](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bundestag.md), [ukrainian refugees](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ukrainian-refugees.md), tagesschau

### German Federal Elections, Angela Merkel Popularity

- **Episode:** [963: Born This Way](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/963-born-this-way.md)
- **Published:** 2017-09-10
- **Time:** 1:59:12–2:01:51
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/963-born-this-way/chapter/german-federal-elections-angela-merkel-popularity.md

Polling data ahead of the German federal elections shows Chancellor Angela Merkel holding a significant lead over her rival Martin Schulz. Merkel's CDU-CSU bloc is projected to remain the strongest party, while the right-wing AfD is expected to enter the Bundestag for the first time. Despite some public protests regarding the refugee crisis, Merkel's popularity has reportedly increased in the final weeks of the campaign.

Keywords: [angela merkel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/angela-merkel.md), [martin schulz](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/martin-schulz.md), [cdu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cdu.md), [spd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/spd.md), [bundestag](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bundestag.md)

### Germany's Proposed Ministry of Truth and Fake News Fines

- **Episode:** [890: Factivist](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/890-factivist.md)
- **Published:** 2016-12-29
- **Time:** 40:39–43:11
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/890-factivist/chapter/germany-s-proposed-ministry-of-truth-and-fake-news-fines.md

Germany announces plans to establish a defense center against disinformation ahead of the 2017 Bundestag elections. The hosts compare this to Orwell's "Ministry of Truth" and discuss proposed fines of 500,000 euros per fake news item. The narrative in Europe is shifting to equate "fake news" specifically with Russian propaganda.

Keywords: [germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [bundestag](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bundestag.md), [fake news](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fake-news.md), [ministry of truth](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ministry-of-truth.md), [disinformation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/disinformation.md), 2017 election

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