Gabriel Takes Aim at Merkel, Targets SPD-Led Government Majority
- SPD leader condemns Merkel austerity policies in Der Spiegel
- Gabriel sees Green, FDP coalition as possible in election year
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German Social Democratic leader Sigmar Gabriel said Chancellor Angela Merkel’s austerity policies threaten European cohesion as he laid out options for an SPD-led government coalition that could topple her in an election this year.
Gabriel, who may declare his candidacy this month to challenge Merkel for the chancellorship, told German magazine Der Spiegel that the European Union risks falling apart if fiscal-tightening demands championed by Merkel in recent years prevail.