'We might have a new situation' German MP predicts Merkel could be OUSTED end of NEXT WEEK
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel could lose her powerful seat in the heart of Europe as soon as next week amid clashes within her coalition Government over EU migration policies, claimed German MP Kai Whittaker.
By Alessandra Scotto di Santolo
PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sat, Jun 16, 2018
German MP: We could have a new Chancellor NEXT WEEK
Speaking on
BBC World at One, the German politician claimed clashes between
Angela Merkel and German interior minister Horst Seehofer could result in a "new political situation" in Germany by the end of next week.
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) politician said it was still unclear in Berlin what the essence of the disagreement between the Chancellor and Mr Seehofer was and that other members of the coalition had been left "in the blue".
Mr Whittaker said: “We are in a serious situation because the question of the migration crisis evolved into a power question.
“The question is who is leading the Government? Is it Angela Merkel or is it Horst Seehofer?
Angela Merkel could be replace as German Chancellor as soon as next week, claims Kai Whittaker
“Everybody seems to be standing firm and that’s the problem.”
Asked what the German Chancellor and her interior minister are clashing over, he replied: “We don’t know really. There is a master plan to solve the migration crisis, which consists of 63 ideas of Horst Seehofer.
“We don’t know that concept yet, so we are a bit in the blue.
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