"Merkel-Dämmerung"

For John, BLUF:  The question in the subject is "twilight for Chanellor Merkel of German?.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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The slipping crown of Angela Merkel

The sub-heading:

Ask a European about strong and stable leadership and, up until this week, they'd have pointed the finger at Germany.

Ms Katya Adler is the Europe editor for The Beeb and her article is dated 22 November 2017.

The lede plus three:

A country proud of its post-war record of political stability and careful consensus-building.

Until, that is, Angela Merkel won the dubious honour of becoming the first German Chancellor since World War Two to fail to form a government.

"What next, Germany?" is the favourite screaming front page headline of the moment here; the question ricocheting across the country from the federal parliament to queues at local bus stops and on endless TV chat shows.

Germans have been rubbing their eyes, still not quite able to believe that their normally staid mainstream politicians may now be hurtling towards an unruly, unexpected snap election.

This doesn't raise much dust in the US, but it could have major consequences in Europe and thus for the UK and the US.

Hat tip to El Supremo.

Regards  —  Cliff