BERLIN (Reuters) - Leading members of Angela Merkel's conservatives scrambled on Thursday to quash an impression they might accept tax hikes as part of a coalition deal with the Social Democrats (SPD), a day after strongly signalling they could live with such increases.
Despite having delivered the best result for her party in two decades in a German election on Sunday, Merkel finds herself in the uncomfortable position of having to partner with either the rival SPD or the Greens in order to secure a third term.
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