Germany's Social Democrats Show Divide on Alliance With Merkel
- Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt oppose coalition; Brandenburg in favor
- SPD convention to hold all-or-nothing vote on coalition Sunday
Ex-Amb. Emerson Unsure About Prospects for Merkel's Coalition
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Germany’s Social Democrats began taking sides on forming a government with Angela Merkel as the party leadership stepped up efforts to convince doubters of the need for a rerun of their grand coalition.
SPD leader Martin Schulz continued his tour of key Social Democratic Party regions on Tuesday to sell the preliminary deal reached last week with Merkel’s Christian Democrat-led bloc. The SPD will hold a party congress in Bonn this weekend, where 600 delegates from across Germany will vote on whether to pursue another coalition or return to opposition.