BERLIN (Reuters) – Islamist terrorism is the biggest test facing Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday in a New Year’s address to the nation, and vowed to introduce laws that improve security after a deadly attack before Christmas in Berlin.
Merkel, seeking a fourth term as chancellor in 2017, described 2016 as a year that gave many the impression that the world had “turned upside down”. She urged Germans to shun populism and said Germany should take a leading role in addressing the many challenges facing the European Union.
“Many attach to 2016 the feeling that the world had turned upside down or that what for long had been held as an achievement is now being questioned. The European Union for example,” Merkel said.
“Or equally parliamentary democracy, which allegedly is not caring for the interests of the citizens but is only serving the interests of a few. What a distortion,” she said in a veiled reference to claims by the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) that is stealing votes from her conservatives.
Ahead of the 2017 election, polls put her conservative bloc well ahead of rivals but a fractured electoral landscape risks complicating the coalition arithmetic.
“Election year 2017: For Merkel, nothing is certain any more”, ran a headline in Saturday’s edition of mass-selling daily Bild. MORE
She failed to add: “The horrors in Germany the past few years due to a policy of unchecked immigration are completely my fault, and if you want greater security you should definitely not reelect me.”
Just like we voted Barrack Hussein Obama back in and got screwed over for an additional 4 years. If the German people vote her back in they deserve what they get. Unfortunately, a lot of good people have to go along for the ride.
Germany had 2 biggest tests. They were Hitler, and Merkel. Germany lost both times.
Come on Germans when are you going to rid the world of this pus filled pimple on the ass of an inflamed boil?
“Merkel says Islamist terrorism is biggest test for Germany.”
“Merkel says Merkel is biggest test for Germany.”
There, Angela, fixed it for ya!
You’re welcome.
izlamo delenda est …
More laws. That should fix it.
Looks like old Angela has gone full retard.
A nation which personifies “Intellectual Yet Idiot” = Deutschland.
(I give her a bit more than 50/50 chance of surviving the election)
Hey, crap sack! The problem wouldn’t exist if you hadn’t let millions of Muslims into your country in the first place!
This woman is delusional. Wherever islam goes death follows. How in the hell could she not see this? Are liberals blind to everything bad in the world?
Frau Merkel is a magician, she can make new problems appear where there were none.
She should keep her bags packed just in case.
Germans, don’t believe her. She is just saying what she thinks will cause you to vote for her. She is Obama in sheep’s clothing.
Terrorism with Merkel’s imports is not a flaw, it’s a feature she wants.
Gotta break a few eggs you know.
shes in full survival mode now. Keeping the mohammedans assassins at bay
And here I thought the biggest threat we faced was Global Warming.
Merkel should be Kaput in 2017. But it’s up to the Germans.
Never let a goot krizis go to vaste.
Vat? Don’t have eins?
Ve vill make!
I am sure it all work out if they install a tsa and turn the nation into an armed camp w more police and security cameras and surveillance of all citizens. We’ve had such great results in the us. Maybe they can recruit duh Johnson as a consultant
the civilized world is in a serious hurt … & I don’t mean this in a derogatory fashion … when the only sane leaders appear to be Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu & Vladimir Putin
An EU apologist for the one world, no borders elites.
Seriously, Merkel has Munchausen syndrome. I would not want to be in her care.
Terrorism is the consequence not the test. You failed the test over and over again for decades.
The “Final Solution” was the biggest test for Hitler.
She’ll be lucky if she isn’t shot before the next
election. How corrupt are the German elections now?
Farmer Brown said the biggest test to his farm was the fox eating his hens. When asked how he could respond that way when he purposely leaves the door to the hen house open (for the fox to enter at will), his reply:
Brown – “Diversity is our strength. When we can have a good mix of animal life within our border, it shows everyone we are a diverse farm.”