Angela Merkel facing fresh coalition battle as Hungary’s Orban hits out at migrant policy
2018-01-06 09:02:11 source：Express
January 5, 2018
The German chancellor has so far failed to form a coalition government after talks with the Greens and the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) collapsed in November and with fresh negotiations set to start on Sunday, Mrs Merkel faces growing pressure to agree a deal.
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban, who has clashed repeatedly with Mrs Merkel over her decision to welcome more than one million asylum seekers into Germany, has been invited to speak at the winter gathering of Bavaria’s conservative party, the Christian Social Union (CSU).
The CSU and Mrs Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) share an alliance and only differ slightly in their political views, but Mr Orban’s invitation is an indication that the Bavarians will not compromise on their demands for tougher measures to deter migrants.
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