Horst Seehofer, Germany's interior minister offers resignation

(2 Jul 2018) Germany's interior minister is expected to hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Monday after offering his resignation in a bitter dispute over migration policy, but there's little sign of a possible compromise.
The three-week dispute pits Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and his Bavaria-only Christian Social Union against Merkel, the head of its long-time sister party, the Christian Democratic Union.
Ahead of a difficult Bavarian state election in October, the CSU is determined to show it's tough on migration.
Seehofer wants to turn some asylum-seekers back at Germany's border, but Merkel is adamant that Germany shouldn't take unilateral action.
Seehofer, who reportedly argues that measures to tackle migration agreed at a European Union summit last week aren't enough, said early on Monday he would hold talks during the day with the CDU.

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