国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Merkel says to lead CDU again in case of new elections after talks fail
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 20-- <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="CDU">CDU</span> (<span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>) <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exploratory">exploratory</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chancellor">chancellor</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span> <span word="ZDF">ZDF</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="skeptical">skeptical</span>" <span word="about">about</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="ZDF">ZDF</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="Coalition">Coalition</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CDU">CDU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Bavarian">Bavarian</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="CSU">CSU</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="business">business</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> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FDP">FDP</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="irreconcilable">irreconcilable</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>.</p><p><span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</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="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Basic">Basic</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dissolved">dissolved</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="if">if</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="denied">denied</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>."</p><p><span word="Hours">Hours</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>, <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="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="emphasizing">emphasizing</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>.</p>
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