German Euro Critic Quits Merkel Caucus in Greece Protest
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A prominent opponent of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s policies to save the euro quit her governing coalition, giving up his seat in parliament in protest at the extension of Greece’s aid program.
Peter Gauweiler, 65, whose Christian Social Union is the Bavarian affiliate of Merkel’s Christian Democrats, cited pressure to vote with her caucus for last month’s extension of Greek aid, which he opposed. He also quit as CSU deputy party chairman, his office said in a statement Tuesday.