For the past year, as the hurricane of political populism shook the west, Germany remained an island of calm. The US elected Donald Trump; Britain plunged towards Brexit; François Hollande was too unpopular even to stand for re-election as France’s president. By contrast, Angela Merkel, moved serenely towards a fourth term as German chancellor. Among the large western nations, only Germany seemed to have strong and stable leadership.
过去一年,当政治民粹主义的风暴让西方地动山摇时,德国仍是一个平静的地方。唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)当选为美国总统;英国退欧;弗朗索瓦•奥朗德(François Hollande)太不得人心,甚至都无法竞选连任法国总统。相比之下,安格拉•默克尔(Angela Merkel)将无惊无险地第四次连任德国总理。在西方大国中,似乎只有德国拥有坚强又稳定的领导层。
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