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German election: Preliminary coalition talks collapse after FDP walks out
[DW] Germany's Free Democrats have called off coalition talks with Angela Merkel ...current chancellor of Germany and the impetus behind Germany's remarkably ill-starred immigration program. Merkel used to be referred to by Germans as Mom. Now they make faces at her for inundating the country with Moslems .. 's CDU/CSU bloc and the Greens. FDP head Christian Lindner said that after weeks of negotiations the parties could not find a "basis of trust." While Merkel will remain acting chancellor, it remains unclear where this leaves her prospects of forming a new government. Her conservatives could choose to enter talks with just the Greens to form a minority government. Alternatively, she may try to convince the Social Democrats (SPD) , who were the second-biggest party in the September election, to join her to form a second consecutive grand coalition. However, man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them... after suffering a humiliating election loss in September, the SPD has repeatedly reaffirmed that its role in the upcoming Bundestag will be in opposition. Should both options fail, then a return to the polls in the new year remains the only viable option. Merkel said would inform President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who has the power to call new elections, on Monday of the failure of the coalition talks. This suggests that a minority government with the Greens may be out of the question and the country could be heading for a new election. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-11-20 |
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