`Adults in the room`: Greens surge across Europe as centre-left flounders
(The Guardian Netherlands)

Movement increasingly appeals to voters frustrated with traditional mainstream partiesIn conservative Bavaria, the Greens doubled their vote in state elections to become the second largest party. In Belgium´s local elections they achieved record scores of more than 30% and finished first in several Brussels districts, and runners-up overall. In Luxembourg´s general election they increased their tally of MPs by 50%.The elections in three countries last weekend suggest that as Europe´s historic mainstream parties plummet in the polls and struggle to see off the far right´s challenge, for liberal-minded voters the Greens look like an answer. Related: The Dutch GreenLeft party shows new ideas can turn the tide of populism | Rutger Bregman Continue reading...