Merkel government in peril as leftwing duo take charge of SPD
(WorldNews Europe)

The future of Angela Merkel´s government is in doubt after the election by her junior coalition partners, the Social Democrats (SPD), of a new leftwing leadership duo who have pledged to renegotiate the terms of the alliance. Norbert Walter-Borjans and Saskia Esken, from the left of the SPD, have called for major policy concessions from Merkel´s Christian Democrats (CDU), and say they are prepared to pull the plug on the partnership. Germany is facing the prospect of months of political uncertainty with the collapse of the coalition, which has been fragile since its inception after the 2017 election, a growing likelihood. It also raises the prospect that Merkel, who has said she will not run...