BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's conservatives accused their coalition partner on Monday of a "massive breach of trust" in backing opposition candidate Joachim Gauck for the German presidency, a move which forced the chancellor to support him despite deep reservations.
Germany's Bild newspaper said Merkel's centre-right government had even come close to collapsing during tense negotiations on Sunday evening between her and Free Democrat (FDP) leader Philipp Roesler over who should fill the largely ceremonial post.
According to the paper, Merkel warned Roesler that he was putting the coalition at risk by backing Gauck, a former rights activist in East Germany whose candidacy the chancellor publicly opposed less than two years ago.
Leftparty considers own candidate
New German president is divorced since 91, has 4 children, and is living in a partnership which wasnt made official in legal terms, id est there is no marriage. His female partner is working for 25 years for Nurremberg news, the town with the nazi party summits in the 30s and 40s.
Gauck is still (legally) married to his old wife. He is a theologian.
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