Merkel's "catastrophic mistake," Brexit will end up being a "great thing."

Donald Trump is still not mincing words. Breitbart reports,

President-elect Donald Trump has slammed the mass migration policy of Germany’s Angela Merkel and welcomed Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU), predicting it will “end up being a great thing” and other countries will depart the crisis-stricken bloc. Trump told British parliamentarian Michael Gove, reporting for London’s The Times in President-elect Trump’s first British press interview.

...Trump offered particularly positive signals on trade. EU member-states are not able to strike trade agreements by themselves or cast independent votes on global trade bodies as the World Trade Organization (WTO) but, asked if Brexit Britain might be able to make a deal with the United States, the president-elect was unequivocal.

“Absolutely, very quickly. I’m a big fan of the UK, we’re gonna work very hard to get it done quickly and done properly — good for both sides.

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Elections in Canada, Australia, UK, and America

Mark Steyn explains the electoral systems of Canada, Australia, and the UK here. They have all had recent elections or are in the midst of new ones. Steyn analyzes the qualities of the winners and losers, and also has some things to say about the American races.