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Merkel party says wants talks with SPD on 'stable' govt

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Chancellor Angela Merkel's party said Friday it wants to launch negotiations with the Social Democrats to renew their alliance and form a "stable government" for Germany. "The CDU is ready to hold serious talks with the SPD to build a stable government," Klaus Schueler of the centre-right party said after a telephone conference of its top brass over Merkel's meetingRead more

Merkel's conservatives, SPD gear up

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats geared up Monday for talks on renewing their alliance, as Germany's veteran leader warned time is pressing as Europe faces a slew of challenges. After huddling with leaders of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, Merkel told reporters that her party was ready to hold serious talks with the centre-left SPDRead more

Merkel ally sees repeat coalition with SPD as 'best option'

BERLIN - Muslimchronicle

A renewed coalition between Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU/CSU conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats is “the best option for Germany,” CSU head Horst Seehofer said Sunday, raising hopes for an end to the political impasse. Merkel has been scrambling to avert snap elections after talks to form a new government with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and the left-leaning GreensRead more

face immigration stumbling block

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Tough talks to form Germany's next government collapsed Sunday as the four parties in talks failed to bridge a yawning gap over immigration policy. Here are some of the thorniest issues that led to the failure. - Immigration - Migrants and refugees have been Germany's toughest political issue since a mass influx from 2015 brought some 1.2 million asylum seekers,Read more

Germany asks Erdogan 'to not interfere' in election: spokesman

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Germany urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "to not interfere" in its election campaign Friday, after he urged Turkish residents with the right to vote to shun major parties. "We expect foreign governments to not interfere in our internal affairs," Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Twitter. Erdogan called on ethnic Turks to not cast their ballots forRead more

Merkel overshadows party ahead of September election

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday formally launches her campaign to win a fourth term in a September parliamentary election more likely to be decided on personality than policy. Challenger Martin Schulz of the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) is leading his campaign with "more social justice", promising reforms to tax, unemployment benefits and childcare after having just succeeded withRead more

Merkel's party CDU remains largest in German state election

Berlin - ArabToday

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party CDU was ahead with a clear lead over rival SPD in the Saarland state elections, exit polls showed on Sunday. The vote was the first in a series leading up to German federal elections in September. Some 800,000 eligible voters cast their ballots. Exit polls showed that CDU was ahead with 41 percent with theRead more

Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel reelected chairman of Christian Democratic Union

Berlin - Xinhua

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday was reelected chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) at the annual convention of the party with a support rate of 89.5 percent, paving the way for her to seek a new term of chancellorship. Merkel announced her decision to stand in next year's elections for a fourth term in Berlin on Dec. 20,Read more