<br /> On Sunday, Germany’s would-be coalition partners appeared to be stalled over the thorny issue of immigration policy. This despite inching closer to agreement on other major sticking points including climate policy.<br />An awkward alliance with the pro-business Free Democrats and the Greens would allow Chancellor Angela Merkel to govern for a fourth term. Her conservatives lost votes in September’s election to the far right.<br />But the three-way combination is untested at a national level. <br />
