Merkel's Bavarian Ally Eyes Collision Course Over Refugees
- CSU party said to defy Merkel with call for Syrian asylum cap
- Clash revives internal conflict before Merkel speech next week
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel may get an earful for her open-door refugee policy when she visits her Bavarian political allies next week.
The Christian Social Union party, a member of the governing coalition, is refusing to back down on demands to cap the number of Syrian refugees arriving in Germany, something Merkel has repeatedly rejected. A draft resolution for a CSU convention in Munich that Merkel is scheduled to address on Nov. 20 says Germany needs to set a refugee quota, according to a copy obtained by Bloomberg.