Germany Is Stuck. And There Isn’t Anyone Who Can Move It
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 16 years in charge of Germany are coming to a close. Just not quite yet.
On Sunday, voters cast their ballots — and the results were profoundly equivocal. No party took more than 26 percent of the vote, the gap between the two biggest parties was minimal and no one made a major advance. The next government is some way off: Weeks, possibly months of coalition negotiations beckon. In the interim, Ms. Merkel will continue to lead the country.
In many ways, it’s a surprising result. For large stretches of the campaign, the Green Party and the Christian Democratic Union were the front-runners.… Seguir leyendo »