BERLIN — Did Angela Merkel’s chancellorship just reach its tipping point?
A few weeks ago, such a question would have prompted quizzical stares, if not outright opprobrium.
Until recently, Merkel, who this fall marks her 10th anniversary as chancellor, appeared to be at the height of her power. Even when confronted with thorny political problems like Greece, she survived the fray with little more than a scratch.
Then the refugee crisis hit. At first, Merkel, along with the rest of Germany, basked in the glow of the Willkommenskultur, as thousands of volunteers pitched in to help the newcomers.
For once, Germany, often caricatured as …read more
Source: European Voice
