Merkel Supports Sarkozy Reelection Bid
As Greek leaders argue about whether to accept the painful terms that come with another bailout for their country, the two people who control Europe’s purse strings have drawn ever closer together. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have cemented a bond over years of late-night crisis summits and early-morning news conferences, and this week Merkel pledged her friendship — and her campaign support — to her embattled counterpart in Paris.