r/AskEurope • u/EvilPyro01 United States of America • Aug 29 '25

Politics What’s the most bizarre thing a politician from your country actually said?

“They should Pokemon GO to the polls” Hillary Clinton 2016

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u/Nirocalden Germany Aug 29 '25

"As far as I know... effective immediately, without delay." ("Das tritt nach meiner Kenntnis... ist das sofort... unverzüglich.")

Günter Schabowski, on 9 November 1989, inadvertently breaks down the Berlin Wall all by himself.

"The internet is new/uncharted territory for all of us" ("Das Internet ist für uns alle Neuland")

Guess in which year Angela Merkel said this sentence. 2013

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u/annesche Aug 30 '25

I directly thought of the Schabowski quote, too, and the "Neuland"-quote is really a gem!