German politics over the weekend - Chancellor Angela Merkel hitting the media defending last week's coalition agreement with the Social Democrats
- Said she wants to serve a four year term
- It was painfu" to hand the finance ministry to the Social Democrats
- "We sure did pay a price for a stable government"
More at the UK Tele
What's a weekend without a bit of Merkel news? The Chancellor spoke with ZDF television in an interview on Sunday
-
The coalition agreement goes to a Social Democratic Party member mail ballot due to conclude early March.