END FOR MERKEL? German leader REFUSES migrant cap demand from key government partners
A DEFIANT Angela Merkel has defended her immigration policy yet again as she rejects an upper limit on the number of migrants allowed into Germany.
By KATIE MANSFIELD AND MONIKA PALLENBERG
Express.co.uk
Tue, Sep 13, 2016
The German Chancellor took the blame for the crisis which has seen more than 1.1million migrants enter the country.
Mrs Merkel says she is now focused on integration as she attempts to counter rising anti-migrant sentiment and support for far-right parties in local elections.
But the Chancellor downplayed the crisis claiming it is not the biggest challenge she has faced in her chancellorship.
When asked if it was unfair that she has been blamed for the migrant crisis, Mrs Merkel told German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel: “No. I am the Chancellor of this country. It happens that jointly achieved successes get only attributed to me; it is the same with outstanding issues.
“It is a big challenge, but not the first one. Think of the international financial crisis, the euro crisis or the Ukraine conflict.”
The under-pressure Chancellor once again defended her controversial policy, saying: “Those who have to make indicatory political decisions have to do this even if it polarises.”
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