Merkel, Greens Agree on Second Round of Coalition Talks
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Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany’s Greens agreed to hold a second meeting aimed at a possible coalition after talks yesterday, raising the chance of an alliance and piling pressure on the Social Democrats.
The three-hour meeting brought closer the prospect of a third German government under Merkel, who told her Christian Democratic lawmakers this week that she wants clarity on a future coalition by Oct. 22 when the newly elected parliament convenes. Merkel’s bloc will meet SPD negotiators on Oct. 14 and will meet again with the Greens on Oct. 15, CDU Secretary General Hermann Groehe told reporters in Berlin.