BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel will make a last push Sunday (Monday in Manila) to forge a government, in a twin battle to save her political future and avert fresh elections that could destabilise Germany and Europe.

Elections in September had left the veteran leader without a majority and weakened as some of her party’s voters turned to the far-right AfD because of anger over her liberal refugee policy.

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