The current German rightwing party of choice sits at ~10%, trending downwards. And while that party is bad, I'd say it's not quite as bad as Trump or the GOP in general. They have some actual neonazis, but most of the ~10% are probably upset with the perceived open borders refugee policy (though that is just an alternative fact) and not ACTUALLY neonazis.
The other rightwing (center right) party is the CDU/CSU ("christian democratic/social union", it's only "social" in Bavaria while it's "democratic" in other parts of Germany), and Merkel is a CDU politician.
According to current polls, there is some chance that the leftwing SPD ("social-democratic party of Germany"
might be stronger than the CDU in the late 2017 election, in which case there'd be a new chancellor, Martin Schulz. He's very pro-EU and has already voiced his concerns about Trump. (Also, I hope he finally legalizes gay marriage. Our civil unions are great, but simply not the same.)
So I'm not too worried about Germany. I just hope that Le Pen doesn't win France, and that their new President will be Emmanuel Macron. He's a pro-EU globalist. Macron and Schulz could Make Europe Great Again (MEGA) in a rather positive way.
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