German liberals accuse Merkel of U-turn on euro zone rescues


  • World
  • Friday, 21 Apr 2017

FILE PHOTO: Christian Lindner, chairman of the liberal Free Democratic Party FDP addresses the media in Berlin, Germany, March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's liberal Free Democratic Party, a potential kingmaker after September's national election, ruled out joining any coalition that would provide a financial bail-out to another euro zone country without the participation of the International Monetary Fund.

The FDP leader, Christian Lindner, made the comments on Friday after Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday any new aid programme should not include the IMF, leaving it under European auspices .

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