A More Fragmented Europe

“In the space of four days, France and the U.K. have defied the theory that European politics is shifting decisively toward the anti-immigration right,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Instead, the results of recent elections confirm that the bigger trend is fragmentation. Divisions are multiplying in European societies, making it harder for leaders to claim a clear mandate—or, in many countries, to cobble together a coherent governing majority at all.”