German president faces call to quit over loan

Article reported that a growing storm of criticism around Germany’s state president Christian Wulff caused strains in the centre-right coalition government of Angela Merkel in December 2011, even as she battled to resolve the eurozone crisis.

ESO: Background information: Wulff scrapes home in German presidential vote http://www.europeansources.info/record/wulff-scrapes-home-in-german-presidential-vote/

Deutsche Welle, 18.12.11: German president faces fierce criticism over private loan scandal http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15611100,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 16.12.11: New Accusations Against German President http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,804337,00.html

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