FILE PHOTO: German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a CDU board meeting in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has a month to reach a deal with her coalition partners on pension reforms or face the risk of her government collapsing.
A new election would end Merkel's long dominance of the European Union's economic powerhouse sooner than expected as she has said she will not seek a fifth term as chancellor. It could also make Germany more introspective at a time when the EU wants leadership and unity in the face of Britain's likely departure.
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