Merkel 'agrees on migrant deal' in German coalition talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has agreed to an immigration policy with its sister party, media reports say.

The breakthrough in talks with the Christian Social Union (CSU) would overcome a major hurdle as Mrs Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) seeks to form a coalition government.

The CSU has called for a cap on refugee numbers and blamed Mrs Merkel for the rise of the nationalist AfD.

The AfD party entered parliament for the first time, with 12.6% of the vote. It is increasingly seen as far-right in tone with its focus on immigration and Islam.

The CSU leader and Bavarian premier, Horst Seehofer, has called for migrant numbers to be restricted to 200,000 a year after Mrs Merkel allowed in 1.3 million mainly Middle Eastern migrants and refugees from 2015.

UCJ, UNILORIN.