The apparent absence of a robust Russian campaign to sabotage the German vote has become a mystery among officials and experts who had warned of a likely onslaught. It doesn’t feel right.”Much is at stake for Russia in the German vote. The organization, which works closely with German intelligence agencies to counteract shared threats, did not find “any evidence . But even after 12 years of Merkel, German voters appear in little mood to shake up the system and veer away from her studied centrism. “In Germany, that’s not so easy.”Bendiek said it is still possible that in the waning days of the campaign, Russian operatives will try to unsettle things.

Source: Washington Post September 10, 2017 23:15 UTC