German Parties Reconvene as Coalition Talks Deadline Looms
- Merkel aims to complete exploratory talks by end of week
- Merkel, FDP, Greens at loggerheads over migration, climate
Merkel Faces First Big Post-Election Test as Talks Teeter
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German party officials meet again Wednesday to continue efforts to find common ground on key policies just two days before a self-imposed deadline to determine whether Chancellor Angela Merkel will be able to form a multi-party coalition government.
As Merkel’s Christian Democrats, her Bavarian allies, the pro-market Free Democrats and the environmental Greens reconvene for closed-door talks in Berlin, the parties are struggling to reconcile differences on issues including transport, climate policy, migration and Europe. All sides are under pressure to avoid a new election.