Merkel Reasserts Control as Rebellion Over Refugees Fades
- Chancellor to meet with party leaders and state premiers
- SPD party ally says coalition not in danger over turmoil
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel may have defused one of the biggest bust-ups of her third-term coalition after quelling a political revolt from her Bavarian allies over her handling of the refugee crisis.
A nascent deal reached this week indicates Merkel is reasserting her control over the domestic political drift Germany has witnessed recently amid coalition sniping that put her chancellorship in question. While she has said many external factors will determine whether the flow of refugees can be stemmed -- from government action in Turkey to a diplomatic solution to end the war in Syria -- Merkel can also take heart from the latest polling that suggests her party’s sliding support has halted.