Tema destacado del Miércoles, 14. Noviembre 2007

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Is German coalition at risk ?

Germany's Social Democrat labour minister and vice-chancellor Franz Müntefering resigned yesterday in a surprise move. He cited personal reasons, but he was under heavy pressure, including within his own party, because he had lost a power struggle against party leader Kurt Beck. Müntefering was considered a cornerstone for the grand coalition. What will become of the coalition between the SPD and the CDU?

Süddeutsche Zeitung - Alemania

"The grand coalition has 'de facto' collapsed, if not yet 'de jure', writes Heribert Prantl. "A lengthy election campaign now lies between its factual and legal demise. But it is Chancellor Angela Merkel, not Vice-Chancellor Franz Müntefering, who has ushered in this election campaign. She derided one of Müntefering's most cherished political projects, the introduction of a minimum salary for postal service employees, to such an extent that he felt betrayed, disappointed and snubbed; his minimum salary proposal was a compromise offered to the coalition partner. ... It was a calculated provocation that hit the coalition like a flash of lightning, even before the meeting of the coalition committee in the chancellery. The resignation of Franz Müntefering, who has been sorely tried both on a personal level and politically (even by his own party), was the thunderbolt that followed." (14/11/2007)

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The Times - Gran Bretaña

"Both sides are straining to break the deal that has yoked them in uncongenial coalition" notes the daily. "The CDU fears that Mrs Merkel is being drawn too much into compromise and is losing the appetite for further reform. This could damage her appeal in 2009. She recently insisted that she would not turn back from crucial reforms; but many fear that she will listen to those arguing that Germany's recent recovery allows her to focus on redistribution. It is time to break the coalition. It has served its purpose, steadied the economy and passed overdue reforms. Mrs Merkel needs the freedom to pursue her market policies untrammelled by Social Democratic dogma or the chafing of unreliable partners. Calling early elections is awkward, but Helmut Kohl found a constitutional way to do so through a vote of confidence. She should use Mr Müntefering's departure to do the same. Germany would be the winner." (14/11/2007)

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Hospodářské noviny - La República Checa

According to Jan Macháček, the grand coalition government in Berlin faces a test of endurance following the resignation of Franz Müntefering: "Vice-Chancellor Franz Müntefering stepped down citing personal reasons. But on the other hand he is leaving the government one day after its decision to expand benefits for older unemployed persons. Müntefering was a resolute opponent of this solution. One can't yet say with certainty whether the coalition is coming to an end, but the likelihood that it will collapse has grown. Müntefering was one of the spiritual fathers of the grand coalition; he was instrumental in negotiating it for the Social Democrats (SPD). Investors and the Anglo-Saxon press will always associate him with his description of foreign - or to be precise American investors - as 'locusts'. But in reality he was among the more pragmatic Social Democrats." (14/11/2007)

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Le Temps - Suiza

"No matter how much we can understand the grave personal motives given by the Chancellor's deputy Franz Müntefering, the moment chosen to announce his resignation from Angela Merkel's government smacks of an avowal of failure and the end of the Schröder era", explains Yves Petignat "The 'General Münte', last of the red-green coalition's old guard, is leaving the day after an agreement was struck between conservatives and social democrats extending the duration of unemployment benefit given to over 58 year olds from one to two years. This measure was opposed by the Deputy Chancellor and the Minister of Employment who perceive it as the beginning of the dismantlement of social reforms, the same reforms which forced Gerhard Schröder to sacrifice the end of his mandate, but allowed the reflation of Germany's economy." (14/11/2007)

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