Wanted: strong centrist European leaders with star quality

Elections in the Netherlands, France and Germany highlight lack of dynamic political talent emerging from centre groundAfter Brexit and Donald Trump’s shock victory, international attention is focused on the advance of comparable populist, nativist and nationalist forces across Europe in the run-up to this month’s pivotal election in the Netherlands and upcoming polls in France and Germany.But another, less dramatic side of the story has received less scrutiny: the failure of politic