German Chancellor Angela Merkel awaits the arrival of the new European Parliament President Antonio Tajani at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
STRALSUND, Germany (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit out at her coalition partners on Saturday for proposing revisions to welfare reforms credited with driving the country's economic success, ahead of elections in which their candidate has moved in front of her in some polls.
The Social Democrats (SPD) have lagged Merkel's conservatives in opinion polls for years. But support for the centre-left party has surged since it nominated former European Parliament president Martin Schulz as its candidate in late January.
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