But he could also use his electoral weakness as a spur to carry out the serious reforms which Germany and Europe need.
As with many elections across Europe, Germany will provide another electoral battlefield upon which the far-right will enjoy success.
Germany’s East was spared the creative destruction that has spurred fast growth in Eastern Europe. The AfD and other populists are reaping the benefits.
Four, deep-rooted currents in are carving out space for movements which seek to prioritise the interests, the culture, the values, and the ways of life of the majority group against what they see as self-interested, corrupt, narcissistic, and incompetent elites.
The defeat of these parties is above all a task for the moderate Right.
Should conservative parties pursue liberal-minded centrist support or compete against far-Right populists for working-class voters?
Ministers must grasp that this new one will be even more disposed to conduct its foreign policy through the EU.
Merkel’s sixteen years are marked by high poll ratings but few concrete achievements, and a discreditable closeness to dictators.
Because the Chancellor’s coalition its riven by internal disputes, she has lost the authority to knock heads together on Brexit.
McCain knew that politics should be a fierce contest, restrained by respect for civilians and one’s enemies.
The German Chancellor faces a rebellion from her Bavarian allies on the question of immigration – and is pleading for more time before the EU summit.
Michael McManus uses the theatre to explore the potential for an anti-immigrant party to break away not from the Tories, but from Labour.
The fundamentals of our democracy are strong: voters continue to take pride in their community, to respect their neighbours, and to want Britain to be an outgoing, self-confident country that plays its part on the world stage.