A Deal Has Been Reached For A Coalition Government In Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives to a meeting of her conservative CDU's youth organization, the Junge Union (Young Union), in Dresden, Germany, October 7, 2017. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel

Reuters: Merkel's CDU, allies reach deal on migrants, clearing coalition talks hurdle

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) have reached a deal on migrant policy with her conservative Bavarian allies, two conservative sources told Reuters, removing a major obstacle to pursuing talks on a coalition with other parties.

The agreement, under which Germany would accept around 200,000 people a year on humanitarian grounds but not refer to it as an “upper limit” on refugees, came after around seven hours of talks on Sunday between leading members of the CDU and Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU).

Merkel won a fourth term as chancellor in a Sept. 24 election but was weakened by heavy losses to the far-right.

She wants to build a coalition between her conservative bloc and two other parties, the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and the Greens, who are far apart on issues from tax and energy to Europe.

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Update: Merkel 'agrees on migrant deal' in German coalition talks (BBC)

WNU Editor: No surprises from what I am seeing. German Chancellor Merkel is not going to listen to why she suffered major loses in the last election (i.e. who support for open borders). This coalition agreement will only continue this policy while enshrining the acceptance of 200,000 people a year from other countries. My prediction is that this agreement is only going to mean one thing in the future .... more electoral success and support for the conservative party Alternative for Germany (AfD).