John Downing: Far right’s advance and US policy shift make German election result a worry for EU

Concerns over migration, a faltering economy and threats following three years of war in Europe will guide Germany’s 59 million voters being called to the polls tomorrow. This election outcome will shape the EU’s biggest economy and thus the entire 27-nation bloc, including Ireland. The vote also comes at a time when the 80-year-old Europe-US relationship is rapidly falling asunder in a Trumpian world.

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