German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel arrives with senior party leaders at the Parliamentary Society, for preliminary coalition talks between Germany's conservative (CDU/CSU) parties and Social Democrats (SPD) in Berlin October 4, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel is likely to pick a new coalition partner this week before moving on to detailed negotiations that could produce a new German government within about two months.
While the rest of Europe is waiting for clarity in its pivotal economy, Merkel has moved slowly since the September 22 election towards making a deal with her two potential partners. She meets the Social Democrats on Monday (1400 GMT) and the Greens on Tuesday.
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