The leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives sharply criticized a...
BERLIN - The leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives sharply criticized attempts by the Social Democrats to push their ruling coalition to the left, accusing her partners of thinking of themselves more than Germany.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a Merkel protege and head of her conservative Christian Democrats , attacked the SPD for failing to make clear its commitment to the coalition, though she stopped short of ruling out all their demands. Her comments, which echoed warnings from other senior conservatives, set the stage for a tense start to talks on the coalition.
Though the party held back from insisting the government drop a commitment to achieving a balanced budget without incurring new debt, it has demanded a more flexible approach, which Kramp-Karrenbauer appeared to rule out. Kramp-Karrenbauer also rejected the SPD’s calls to increase the minimum wage, arguing that the matter had to be decided by an independent commission, not politicians.
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