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I think it's too simple to blame it soley on Merkel and her refugee policy, though it was certainly something they could latch on to and campaign on. I mean, look at the rise of Drumpf in America. They have barely taken in any refugees and their immigration controls are pretty tight. There is a larger force at play- the same thing that caused Brexit and Drumpf, and helped Le Pen and now the AfD.