Angela Merkel vs Horst Seehofer seven-decade political partnership could be in danger

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, right, arrive for a news conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Thursday, July 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, right. Source: AP

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has seen off a possible challenge to her leadership, reaching an agreement with her governing coalition partners over the contentious issue of migration.


New migration measures have been agreed upon by Germany's so-called "grand coalition", ending a dispute that had imperiled the fragile partnership just months after it took power.


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