Merkel is afraid of losing again

'Merkel's afraid of losing AGAIN' AfD goads Chancellor and calls for new election

ANGELA Merkel is "afraid" to call a new German election because she fears she could be ousted as Chancellor, rivals have claimed.

By Tom Parfitt

 

PUBLISHED: 18:31, Wed, Nov 8, 2017 | UPDATED: 19:48, Wed, Nov 8, 2017

Merkel admits she expects 'difficult days' for coalition talks

Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Alice Weidel mocked Mrs Merkel for struggling to form a coalition after September's election disaster.
Germany has been without a government for seven weeks as the under-fire Chancellor desperately tries to strike a deal with rival parties.
Mrs Merkel's preferred option is a so-called 'Jamaica coalition' with the Green Party and Free Democratic Party (FDP).

My expectations in this regard have now reached zero

Alice Weidel

AfD chief Ms Weidel said: "The Jamaican coalition talks have not progressed a millimetre for weeks.
"My expectations in this regard have now reached zero. None of the parties involved has made even a single substantive point.
"Of course we have to talk about new elections in the face of Jamaica failure.

 

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Alice Weidel mocked Angela Merkel for struggling to form a coalition

Angela Merkel has served as German Chancellor since 2005 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000.

"Angela Merkel is simply afraid of losing even more percentage points in new elections.
"We as AfD are not afraid, but we would be very happy about new elections.
"Apparently none of the other parties are able to fulfil the electoral mandate and to form a sensible government coalition."

 

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The AfD leader said Merkel was too 'afraid' to call a new election

 

Sticking points in coalition negotiations include immigration caps, increasing defence spending and whether to end coal production.
The deadlock has plunged the European Union into a fresh crisis, with rookie French president Emmanuel Macron now its most influential leader.
If the talks fall through, a fresh vote could see more gains for the populist AfD.
The party surged into the German parliament last month after a campaign that channelled public anger at Mrs Merkel's immigration policies.

 

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Another German election could see more gains for the populist AfD

 

An opinion piece published by the German newspaper Die Zeit newspaper earlier this week accused the Chancellor of lacking leadership.

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