Merkel’s road to reelection may be rocky

Which group the chancellor’s party will be in coalition with is her biggest conundrum, says Noah Barkin

THE German election is still more than two months away but for many, the vote’s final chapter has already been written.

Angela Merkel, it is assumed, is cruising to a third victory at the polls. When she wins, the thinking goes, there will be few, if any, major changes to German policy.