Merkel Pledges to Get ‘Back to Work’ After Coalition Rift Eases
- But don’t rule out future policy clashes, German leader says
- Party ally says ‘you can be very sure’ she’ll serve out term
Angela Merkel at the Bundestag in Berlin.
Photographer: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her government “urgently needs to get back to work” after a clash over migration policy, though she wouldn’t rule out future coalition strife on other matters.
In an interview Wednesday with public broadcaster ARD, Merkel said the deal with her Bavarian sister party to set up “transit centers” at the border for asylum seekers met her test of avoiding unilateral measures by Germany that could cause havoc in other European countries. The compromise on Monday averted a breakup of the Christian Democrat-led bloc that’s headed most German governments since World War II.