Upcoming German votes expose Merkel's vulnerability
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- Fiscal compact treaty
- ESM and its enlargement
- Possible paths
- Two 'yes' votes, a bigger ESM, no concessions, stronger Merkel
- Two 'yes' votes, a bigger ESM, concessions, weaker Merkel
- Two 'yes' votes, no ESM increase, no concessions, weaker Merkel
- Coalition collapse
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_350.jpg "Chancellor Merkel and Economy Minister Philipp Roesler in the Bundestag. (REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz)")