END OF MERKEL? Germany on high alert over fears ‘Trump effect’ could spread into Europe

Friday, November 11, 2016
By Paul Martin

GERMANY politicians have warned the “Trump effect” could spread across Europe as its finance minister said people should be “ready to learn” about complicated politics.

By ALIX CULBERTSON
Express.co.uk
Fri, Nov 11, 2016

Wolfgang Schäuble said outrage rather than the truth seemed to be more important when Donald Trump made statements during his campaign.

Speaking the day after the billionaire businessman won the US Presidential election, Mr Schäuble said everybody should be wary of an increase in populist forces across Europe.

He said: “Demagogic populism is not just a problem in America.

“The political debates are also in a state of concern elsewhere in the West.”

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) politician hit out at Mr Trump in a thinly veiled assault.

He said especially on the internet, it was now “completely irrelevant whether allegations are true – as long as the degree of outrage is right”.

The finance minister added: “Another reason for growing populism is the elites in politics, business and society do not always leave a good impression.”

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