Which leaders will not survive 2017?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

It's astonishing to see that people actually believe that Angela Merkel will not "survive" 2017.

It's because English language media reporting of German politics - even from respectable outlets like the BBC who used surely assume would be better informed - describes an alternative reality that has remarkably little in common with the real reality.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Am I correct to assume that Merkel's alleged downfall is about to happen due to her immigration policies?

That's what I'm hearing in the media. And they should know. They have journalists standing in front of the Brandenburg Gate and everything.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Yes, exactly. The sort of people who only vote in General Elections, btw, are disproportionately likely to vote only Labour or Tory. Or swing between the two, obviously. Loads of those, though not in Berkshire!