German Government Close To Collapse

President Nicolas Sarkozy with Angela Merkel in Berlin. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters

Angela Merkel's Government Threatened With Collapse -- The Guardian

• German coalition faces trouble on several fronts
• Election of new president could prove to be catalyst

German chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition government looked to be close to collapse today, weakened by a string of disagreements and intense infighting over austerity cuts, policy reform and the departure of senior conservatives.

Less than eight months after it took office, the government was given only a narrow chance of running to a full term by the majority of Germans, 53% of whom said in a poll they expected it to fall.

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More News On The Threatening Collapse Of The German Government

Merkel’s Coalition Threatens to Collapse Amid Infighting and Resignations -- New York Times
Germans distrust leaders to solve crisis -- Financial Times
Germans Expect Merkel’s Coalition to Collapse Early, Poll Finds -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Merkel attempts to quash coalition infighting -- Deutsche Welle

My Comment: I will be surprised if the German government collapses .... the coalition government will be defeated in the next election if they should decide to go down that route .... hence they have no appetite for an election. What I do expect to see is a decrease in her support, and unless the financial/euro crisis shows some sign of improving .... she will not be the leader of the German government in the foreseeable future.