Merkel to Hold Another Round of Coalition Talks With SPD Oct. 14
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bloc and the Social Democrats agreed to hold more exploratory talks on Oct. 14 as they seek to establish common ground to form a governing coalition.
Merkel and senior members of her Christian Democratic Union, their CSU Bavarian allies and the Social Democrats declined to tackle the policy areas of greatest contention during about three hours of talks in Berlin today. The 21 negotiators opted instead to hold more detailed discussion of matters such as taxes at their next meeting.