Angela Merkel's leadership is under threat after her alliance partner gave her two weeks to agree to turn away refugees at Germany's borders.In an unprecedented challenge to her 13 years as Germany's chancellor, a resolution by her interior minister, Horst Seehofer, is set to be passed on Monday, party aides told German newspaper Bild Zeitung.He wants Germany to send back migrants who have already registered in other EU countries.The policy would undermine Mrs Merkel's authority after she operated an open-door approach in 2015 which led to thousands of migrants entering Germany after first coming to the EU through another country.Mr Seehofer will give Mrs Merkel two weeks to gain support from her EU partners to halt the policy, or he will carry out the order himself.The rebel minister is leader of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, whose parent party is Mrs Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The two parties are part of the same overallcoalition running Germany.
Mrs Merkel is trying to getFrance to create a joint proposalwith her to tighten asylum rules before the EU leaders summit in late June.The government denied wanting to discuss possible bilateral solutions with Greece, Italy and Austria on how todeal with the large numbers of people fleeing conflict.However, a spokesman said Mrs Merkel is in close contact with those states.
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