Berlin (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel resumed complex coalition talks Saturday in a last-ditch effort to forge a government and avert a political crisis in Europe's biggest economy.
The veteran leader, in power since 2005, won a September 24 vote without a clear majority for her conservative CDU/CSU bloc, largely because of the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), and must now build an unlikely alliance with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and left-leaning Greens.
But their deep policy differences, especially on immigration and the environment, have hobbled the monthlong negotiating marathon, leading party leaders to miss a Thursday deadline and declare they will push on until Sunday evening. ...
The cherry on top of the current European tragicomedy is that it is the 'environmentalist' Green Party that wants Muslim-driven overpopulation to go even further into hyper-drive. Not to mention, I'm sure the future European Caliphate's imams are going to lay wake at night worrying about things like carbon footprints and endangered species.
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