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Angela Merkel could be facing a revolt from her own coalition.Angela Merkel has faced internal dissent.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants to settle in Germany at the height of the refugee crisis, has agreed to tighten border controls and build ‘transit camps’ for asylum seekers in order to save her coalition gove

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants to settle in Germany at the height of the refugee crisis, has agreed to tighten border controls and build ‘transit camps’ for asylum seekers in order to save her coalition gove

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