The refugee crisis has already polarised German politics to an extent many people – including myself – would not have believed possible only a few months ago. Within the conservative party (CDU/CSU) there are thinly concealed discussions about getting rid of Angela Merkel and the right-wing populist party AfD is riding high in the polls.
What worries me most is that the political pressure is likely to become even fiercer because a European solution is clearly not on offer (as more and more countries are trying to close their borders one way or another) and the statistics in Germany suggest that there is a delay in the real impact of the refugee crisis.