Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Second Test in Two Weeks for Merkel Coalition

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition faces its second test in as many weeks Sunday when voters go to the polls in the western state of Hesse for a regional election that could torpedo the national government. Should Merkel’s conservative ally in Hesse, Volker Bouffier, lose his post as state premier, the chancellor’s enemies will be emboldened ahead of her Christian Democrats’ (CDU) party congress in early December and may try to hasten her demise. Party tarnished The...

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