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Almost 60% German see divergences between Merkel and her party coalition: survey

Xinhua, December 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

BERLIN, Dec.14 (Xinhua) - 59 percent of German citizens see "fundamental political differences" between their chancellor Angela Merkel and her party coalition CDU/CSU, according to survey results published Wednesday.

The survey was conducted by Germany's opinion polling company Forsa commissioned by local magazine "Stern" and TV channel RTL.

Only 29 percent of the survey participants believe Merkel and the party coalition are still in accordance with each other on basics in politics, the results showed.

Merkel has criticized a party resolution passed after its convention, saying she personally thought it was wrong.

The resolution agreed to reintroduce the "option liability" law abolished in 2014, which says children born in Germany of foreign parents must decide their one and only nationality before 23 years old. Endit