Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) voted on Sunday, January 21, to begin formal
coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, moving
Europe’s economic powerhouse one step closer to a stable government
after months of political deadlock.
SPD delegates voted by 362 to 279, with one abstention, to press ahead with negotiations. The center-left party’s leaders had agreed a preliminary coalition blueprint with Merkel’s conservative bloc earlier this month.
A recount was held after an initial show of hands was too close for the SPD official in charge of the count to call.
Just before delegates voted, SPD leader Martin Schulz made an impassioned plea for a ‘yes’, telling them their decision was being watched across Germany and Europe.
Read more: German SPD votes for coalition talks with Merkel
SPD delegates voted by 362 to 279, with one abstention, to press ahead with negotiations. The center-left party’s leaders had agreed a preliminary coalition blueprint with Merkel’s conservative bloc earlier this month.
A recount was held after an initial show of hands was too close for the SPD official in charge of the count to call.
Just before delegates voted, SPD leader Martin Schulz made an impassioned plea for a ‘yes’, telling them their decision was being watched across Germany and Europe.
Read more: German SPD votes for coalition talks with Merkel
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