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Free Democrats leader defends torpedoing coalition talks

(20 Nov 2017) The leader of Germany's Free Democrats is defending his decision to torpedo talks on forming a coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc and the Greens, saying the compromises needed would have gone against the pro-business party's fundamental principles. Christian Lindner told reporters Monday that his party had attempted compromises but still found suggestions over its key topics of migration policies, financial issues and education too far removed from the "change in policies" that Germans voted for in the elections. Merkel's talks on forming a coalition with the Free Democrats and traditionally left-leaning Greens collapsed Sunday night. On Monday, the centre-left Social Democrats - Merkel's partners in the outgoing government - said they won't budge from their refusal to enter a new Merkel administration. If that stands, a minority government or new elections are the only options. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...