(Germany) : It's often arduous and tedious for the parties involved, never mind onlookers - just ask the Dutch. Which makes the current, almost obsessive international focus on Angela Merkel's rather painful attempts to form a German government all the more striking.
"There's one subject that comes up over and over again in European circles at the moment," German MEP Jo Leinen told me in slightly exasperated tones. "When will Germany have a government?"
The Spaniards, the Dutch, they all want to know, he said, but most of all, the French. Of course they do. What happens in Germany directly affects the rest of Europe. Huge country, huge economy equals enormous influence.
Mr Schulz would most probably be out of a job and Mr Macron would likely see his EU reform plans fester, denting his standing at home and abroad. The tension in European circles as they await news from Germany is palpable.
Influential MEP Manfred Weber told the European Parliament on Wednesday that Europe was at a crossroads. He warned of the ongoing tide of political populism and concluded: "It's either hate or hope. It's either an ambitious Europe or no Europe at all."
And the failure to agree a so-called grand coalition in Germany has direct implications for Brexit too. It could mean the EU's most powerful country will be in full general election upheaval just as negotiators go into battle over the future shape of trade and other relations between the European Union and post-Brexit UK .
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