Germans Head to the Polls in Europe’s Most Important Election This Year
Regardless of the outcome, the election marks a rejection of the centrist political establishment and a shift to the right.
During the Brexit referendum, an old joke about Germany’s power in the European Union bounced around. The line went that, having twice failed to take Europe by force, with the European Union, Germany had decided to buy it instead.
Though “Remainers” disputed this characterization, modern Europe has been fundamentally shaped by Germany’s policies and errors. Angela Merkel’s catastrophic open-arms approach to mass migration during the Syrian refugee crisis pushed Europe towards the populist right and was crucial to the success of the Brexit campaign.
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