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Angela Merkel approval rating at all-time LOW amid migration row and VIOLENT riots

Matt Drake — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 08:41:50 +0000

ANGELA Merkel’s approval rating has dropped to an all-time low amid the ongoing row over migration policy and a spate of violent far-right protests in Chemnitz.

Support for Germany’s grand coalition between Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc and the Social Democrats has fallen to an all-time low, Bild am Sonntag reports.

The ruling Christian Democrats and their Bavarian counterparts, the Christian Social Union, had their approval rating fall one percentage points to 29 percent while support for the Social Democrats dropped by two percentage points to 17 percent – a poll in the German paper reveals.

Both parties’ combined 46 percent marks a record low for the coalition.

But Merkel has suffered a series of political setbacks over migration and protests.

Riots in Chemnitz, Eastern Germany, began after a man was stabbed to death, allegedly by two immigrants.

The poll is based on opinions of 2,472 German voters between August 30 and September 5.

They found support for the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party remained unchanged at 15 percent.

Far-left party Die Linke saw a boost of 1 percentage point, polling at 10 percent.

Both parties’combined 46 percent marks a record low for the coalition (Image: GETTY)

Merkel has suffered a series of political setbacks over migration and protests (Image: GETTY)

Germany’s interior minister put pressure on Angela Merkel by describing the migrant crisis as the “mother of all political problems”.

In a shock warning, he said voters risked turning towards far-right parties if the government was not seen to be tackling the issue.

The hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has repeatedly railed against Mrs Merkel’s open-door immigration policy introduced in 2015.

Mr Seehofer said: “The migration issue is the mother of all political problems in this country. I have been saying this for three years.

The riots in Chemnitz, Eastern Germany, began after a man was stabbed to death (Image: GETTY)

“This is confirmed by many surveys – many people now associate their social concerns with the migration issue.”

But Angela Merkel shrugged off his outspoken remarks, telling the RTL broadcaster: “I say it differently.

“Migration presents us with challenges and here we have problems but also successes.”

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1015154/angela-merkel-germany-migration-riots-chemnitz-afd-christian-democrats

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Merkel’s attack on Trump: German leader tells Davos Stronger EU is needed to take on US

AB News — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 18:23:46 +0000

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German leader Merkel says the current world order is under threat

Holly Ellyatt — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 18:13:36 +0000

Merkel said the answer to the world’s problems was to see multilateral solutions instead of a “unilateral, protectionist course” of action.
Merkel is just the latest leader at Davos to criticize a protectionist and isolationist stance towards the world’s problems.

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Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, delivers a speech during a plenary session on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 23 – 26.

German leader Angela Merkel said that multilateralism was under threat and said that protectionism is not the answer to the world’s problems.

“Frankly speaking, the country I have the honor to represent and where I am chancellor has difficulties. And polarization is something that we see in our country as well, which we haven’t had for decades,” Merkel said.

She attributed increasing populism and polarization to both the euro zone crisis and migration crisis seen in Europe over the last few years following an influx of refugees, but said Germany would not shrink from the world stage.

“Germany wishes to be a country that lends its contribution in the future to solve the problems of the world together, we think that shutting ourselves off and isolating ourselves will not lead us into a good future. Protectionism is not the proper answer,” she said.

Merkel is just the latest leader at Davos to criticize a protectionist and isolationist stance towards the world’s problems. Such comments appear to be directed towards President Donald Trump who has adopted an “America First” stance in his foreign and economic policies.

‘Not learned the lessons from history’

In contrast, Merkel said the answer to the world’s problems was to see multilateral solutions instead of a “unilateral, protectionist course” of action.

At the start of her address, Merkel referenced both world wars in the 20th century, saying that the “political actors involved had almost sleepwalked into a horrendous situation.” She said there was a danger that the world had not learned the lessons from history.

She said the foundation of the United Nations (UN) was a multilateral and cooperative solution that was borne out of World War II, adding that a multilateral response helped to resolve the global financial crisis of 2008-2009.

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German coalition talks

Merkel’s comments come amid continued speculation over Germany, and indeed Merkel’s, political future after months of negotiations aimed at forming a coalition government. This after no one party gained a majority in last September’s election.

Merkel’s conservative alliance of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) first attempted to form a coalition with the Green party and pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP), but it failed after the parties couldn’t agree on various policies ranging from immigration to euro zone integration.

With no prospect of an alliance, Merkel’s coalition partner in several former governments, the Social Democratic party (SPD) led by Martin Schulz, did a U-turn on an earlier pledge to voters not to go into government with the CDU-CSU again and began talks with Merkel’s conservative alliance in January.

The decision could backfire on the SPD which performed badly in the last election due to its supporters’ disapproval of its alliance with the CDU-CSU. As such, the SPD is likely to extract many concessions from the CDU-CSU during upcoming negotiations in return for its support in government.

There is also doubt over whether Merkel, known as “Mutti” (mother) in Germany, will see out the whole of what will be her fourth term as chancellor and there is speculation on who her successor might be.

Merkel said Wednesday that she would continue to hold talks aimed at forming a government “as quickly as possible.” Speaking on Germany’s economy, she said it had enjoyed 11 years of consecutive growth but needed to modernize and make more progress in terms of digitization.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/germany-has-difficulties-and-polarization-that-we-havent-seen-for-decades-merkel-tells-davos.html
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Migration crisis (Germany) - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association

Angela Merkel approval rating at all-time LOW amid migration row and VIOLENT riots

Merkel’s attack on Trump: German leader tells Davos Stronger EU is needed to take on US

German leader Merkel says the current world order is under threat

‘Not learned the lessons from history’

German coalition talks