Angela Merkel’s Political Future Is at Risk
- Chancellor has until June 28-29 EU summit to get European fix
- Migration has surged to top of political agenda across Europe
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Germany’s crisis over migration policy is entering a critical phase with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s political future on the line and the ripples already being felt across Europe.
Merkel received crucial backing on Monday from senior members of her Christian Democratic Union ahead of a meeting in Berlin to discuss an ultimatum from Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, who leads her Bavarian sister party. Seehofer appears set to contradict the chancellor by issuing an order to turn away migrants at Germany’s border. Merkel and Seehofer have announced dueling press conferences for later this afternoon.