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April 29, 2013 0

Increasing Likelihood of Unstable German Coalition Following Next Elections

By News Desk

The Financial Times reports Greens and SPD close ranks in battle against Angela Merkel . Germany’s main centre-left opposition parties closed ranks over the weekend in their uphill battle against Angela Merkel, with the Greens signalling a decisive shift to the left. During a three-day party congress in Berlin five months before national elections, the Greens positioned themselves to the left of the Social Democrats (SPD) with calls for higher income tax and a property levy on the rich