IF Merkel is "forced out" soon... then what?

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I haven't followed the coalition talks since September, so can someone help explain to me what the heck just happened? I thought the CDU/CSU-FDP-Green was fairly certain.

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I haven't followed the coalition talks since September, so can someone help explain to me what the heck just happened? I thought the CDU/CSU-FDP-Green was fairly certain.

FDP and the Greens had irreconcilable differences on some economic issues and the Greens wanted even more open borders, which the CDU knew was the cause of their bad performance in the first place. Merkel seems to be leaning towards a snap election if the Social Democrats don't make another grand coalition with her.

Side note: Calling Merkel the "leader of the free world" when Germans can be arrested for Facebook posts is maddening to me. The free world is dead, especially in Germany.

Ok, makes sense.

I think people call her the "leader of the free world" because they believe that since Trump is president, America is no longer free (I guess?).