国际英语资讯:Merkel rejects snap elections after failed govt coalition talks
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 25-- <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="FDP">FDP</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greens">Greens</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="voted">voted</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="again">again</span>," <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="CDU">CDU</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kuehlungsborn">Kuehlungsborn</span>, <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Focus">Focus</span> <span word="Online">Online</span>.</p><p><span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="office">office</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breakdown">breakdown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="exploratory">exploratory</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 19.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="FDP">FDP</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greens">Greens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CDU">CDU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bavarian">Bavarian</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="CSU">CSU</span>), <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 24 <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WWII">WWII</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="formed">formed</span>.</p><p><span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="come">come</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span>", <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="government">government</span>, "<span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CDU">CDU</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="SPD">SPD</span>) <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="German">German</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span>-<span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="Steinmeier">Steinmeier</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>, <span word="SPD">SPD</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Schulz">Schulz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CSU">CSU</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Horst">Horst</span> <span word="Seehofer">Seehofer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="another">another</span> "<span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Coalition">Coalition</span>".</p>
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