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Coalition talks collapse in Germany, casting doubt on the country's political future

Published by Business Insider on Mon, 20 Nov 2017


Talksabout forming a three-party coalition government in Germany dissolved after the free-market liberal Free Democratic Party pulled out on Sunday.Without the FDP, Merkel may be forced to form a minority coalition or hold fresh elections just months after the last elections.New elections could impact the future of Brexit negotiations.Talksabout forming a three-party coalition government in Germanydissolved after the free-market liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) pulled out on Sunday.FDP leader Christian Lindner said there was no "basis of trust" with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union blocand the left-leaning Greens, the BBC reported."Today there was no progress but rather there were setbacks because targeted compromises were questioned," Lindner said."It is better not to rule than to rule falsely. Goodbye!" he added.If the FDP refuses to join the coalition, Merkel may be forced to form a minority coalition or hold fresh elections just months after the last elections.In September, Germanyvoted to form a newgovernment, and Merkel was elected for a fourth term as chancellor.Merkel's conservative CDUbloc won 32.5 percent of the vote, according to Reuters, making them the largest parliamentary group.The elections also brought a far-right party, theAlternative for Germany (AfD) into Germany's parliament for the first timesince the 1960s.All other parties electedto the Bundestag refuse to work with the AfD, Reuters reported, because of its harsh stance on refugees and migrants.New elections could impact Brexit talksThe second-largest party in parliament, the center-left Social Democrats (SDP), ruled out returning to a coalition government with Merkel's conservativebloc.The prospect of renewed elections could have an impact on Brexit. SDP and opposition leader Martin Schulz said that Britain should be punished for leaving the EU.If new elections turn in Schulz' favor,Brexit negotiations may be even tougher. Earlier this year, as president of the EU Parliament, Schulz accused ex-UK Prime Minister David Cameron of "taking a whole continent hostage for a party internal struggle" and threatened "the hardest Brexit possible,"according to the Telegraph.Alexandra Ma contributed to this report.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: Trump says the Texas church shooting 'isn't a guns situation' ' watch his full statement on the attack that killed 26 people
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