b_179_129_16777215_00_images_DEU130906aa002.jpegBERLIN — Europe’s far-right political movements have carved out an undeniable foothold, and their leaders in France, the Netherlands and elsewhere are looking gleefully to upcoming elections, believing Donald Trump’s presidential victory in the U.S. will only increase the populist momentum bolstered by the successful Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom last summer.

But in Germany, some think Mr. Trump will have the opposite effect: Mainstream German political parties have reported jumps in memberships in the wake of the U.S. election.

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