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Merkel struggles to avert coalition talks collapse

Germany - Muslimchronicle

Chancellor Angela Merkel was struggling Sunday to prevent a collapse in high stakes coalition talks, which could force new elections and destabilise Germany and Europe. Elections in September left the veteran leader weakened and without a majority as some of her party's voters turned to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), angered by her liberal refugee policy. The disputed decisionRead more

German parties regroup for last-ditch coalition pushGerman parties regroup for last-ditch coalition push

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Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Germany's would-be coalition partners met on Saturday for a last-ditch round of weekend talks aimed at finding common ground in the divisive fields of climate and migration policy, in the hope of staving off a possible early election. For German Chancellor Angela Merkel, an awkward three-way conservative-liberal-Green alliance is her best hope of securing a fourth term, but the partiesRead more

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party widens lead

Berlin - Arab Today

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives widened their lead over their Social Democrat (SPD) rivals in a poll on Wednesday, six months before what should be a tight election in Europe’s biggest economy. However, the Forsa poll showed 59 percent of those asked also wanted change in the top leadership, possibly pointing to an appetite for a different coalition. Merkel, inRead more

Merkel will defy populists and stay on course to 2017

Berlin - Arab today

Angela Merkel’s humiliation in her political home state provides further evidence to her opponents that Germany’s first female chancellor has had her day. It may instead make her more likely to run for a fourth term. The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, capitalised on public discontent with Merkel’s refugee policy Sunday to overtake her Christian Democrats for the first timeRead more

Bavarian leader warns Merkel after ‘disaster’ state vote

Berlin - Arab Today

The leader of the state of Bavaria warned German conservatives on Tuesday that they faced an “extremely threatening” situation after a “disastrous” state election on Sunday, which he blamed squarely on Angela Merkel’s open-door migrant policy. Exposing deep rifts within Chancellor Merkel’s conservative bloc, Horst Seehofer, the combative premier of Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU), said the chancellor had failedRead more