Defiant Merkel Critics Press Her to Consider Minority Rule
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Germany's SPD Backs Coalition Talks With Merkel
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If Angela Merkel has emerged weaker from the fall election and failed attempt to form a coalition, then some in her party want to weaken her further still.
The chancellor’s refusal to govern Germany without a stable majority is emboldening critics of her 12-year hold on power, including members of her Christian Democratic Union who’d like to see her go.