Alexander Dobrindt of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria arrives at the CDU headquarters for exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government in Berlin, Germany, November 18, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's three would-be coalition partners went deep into overtime in talks on Saturday as they sought enough common ground in climate and migration policy to form a government and stave off the prospect of a repeat election.
Incumbent chancellor Angela Merkel's only realistic hope of securing a fourth term after suffering losses in September's election is an awkward three-way conservative-liberal-Green alliance.
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