5 Reasons German Leader Angela Merkel's Job Is About to Get Much Harder

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party tentatively agreed this week to enter another “grand coalition” with the center-left Social Democrats, or SPD. That’s the good news.

The bad news is that Merkel is not likely to have much fun in her fourth go-round as chancellor. These five facts explain why.