No Brexit Respite for U.K. as German Parties Align Behind the EU
- Merkel or Schulz: next German government won’t help the U.K.
- Brexit barely features in campaign for Sept. 24 election
Merkel's Election Challenges
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If the U.K. expects the next German government to ease the terms of its departure from the European Union, it’s about to be disappointed.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has repeatedly stressed that her priority is to maintain the unity of the other 27 EU states, and polls all show her on course to win a fourth term on Sept. 24, albeit at the head of a coalition. A study of the main party platforms shows that all of her prospective coalition partners are similarly disinclined to grant the U.K. any Brexit gifts.