Germany's coalition government is on shaky ground.  

The country’s struggling economy has sparked infighting between the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), with the coalition on the brink of collapse.  

Europe Correspondent Jo McKenna told Mike Hosking the three coalition parties have been holding emergency talks to try to bridge policy divisions. 

She says the Free Democratic Party's policy of tax cuts have been particularly unpopular. 

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