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GERMANY: German government in doubt after shock SPD vote (Politico)
- German politics were thrust into disarray late Saturday after a surprise
decision by the Social Democrats (SPD) to elect a leadership duo that has
expressed deep reservations over the party's participation in Angela Merkel's
government. SPD members elected Norbert Walter-Borjans, a former regional
minister from North Rhine-Westphalia and Saskia Esken, a little known MP from
Baden-Wurttemberg, to take over the beleaguered party, which has been under
interim management for six months. The vote casts doubt on the viability of the
so-called "grand coalition" with Merkel's Christian Democrats, which has already
come under severe strain amid deep divisions on issues such as taxes, welfare
spending and defense, to name but a few. Walter-Borjans, who campaigned on a
promise to demand major spending concessions from the Christian Democrats, said
the new leadership's first priority would be "to define a clear position
vis-a-vis our coalition partner."
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