Riks Europe Round Up: Right-wing shift in German election – but centrist government

The election in Germany marked a clear right-ward shift in the voters’ priorities, but due to the ”firewall” between the CDU and the AfD, a centrist government between CDU and SPD is as good as guaranteed. Trump’s Ukraine plan evokes desperation in liberal Europe, and the Social Democratic group in the European Parliament has revealed its plan to fight against the so-called far right.