OF THE
TIMES
"There are lots of questions about its legitimacy," the 2016 Democratic nominee said in the interview, published this week. "And we don't have a method for contesting that in our system. That's why I've long advocated for an independent commission to get to the bottom of what happened."See also:
She added: "Because, look, this is the first time we've ever been attacked by a foreign adversary, and then they suffer no real consequences."
This comes as earlier on Monday the German Free Democratic Party (FDP) announced its withdrawal from the coalition talks with the union of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU), led by Merkel, and the Greens (prospective 'Jamaica coalition'). The latest set of talks broke up at 4 am local time on Friday, November 17, but the preliminary negotiations on forming a coalition started on October 18. However, disagreements over such issues as migration and climate change have prevented parties from reaching a deal.See also: Germany is having trouble forming government after coalition talks fail
The CDU/CSU bloc could agree to form a minority government with the Greens. If no government is formed, a new parliamentary election will have to be scheduled.
Comment: See also: Merkel's misery deepens as German elections deliver refugee rebuff