Events yesterday proved that, truly, Angela Merkel is no longer the force she once was as she was forced to concede tougher controls on migrants. Even, her retreat wasn’t enough to placate hardliners in her own camp. More or less, this is setting the stage for a showdown that could unravel the German coalition.
This hell of a rift with her coalition allies from the Christian Social Union (CSU), the main conservative party of Bavaria, has proved to be the worst Mrs Merkel has faced. The 63-year-old chancellor was forced to agree to push at an EU summit later this month for powers proposed by Mr Seehofer, head of the CSU. This would mean rejecting some asylum seekers at the German border.
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