German SPD Chief Set to Sell Party on Merkel Coalition
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Germany’s Social Democrats backed a motion that opens the way to a future alliance with the anti-capitalist Left Party, overturning a self-imposed ban on such coalitions.
The proposal was backed by members of the SPD leadership, who said their Sept. 22 election defeat by Chancellor Angela Merkel showed that it’s time to stop closing down options that could help the party to win power. SPD delegates voted through the motion at a party convention in Leipzig late yesterday.