German conservatives, Greens set for state coalition - source


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  • Friday, 29 Apr 2016

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the annual meeting of the German Sparkasse savings banks in Duesseldorf, Germany, April 27, 2016. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) look set to form a state government with the Greens in prosperous southwestern Germany, creating a team that could be a model for a national coalition next year.

The two parties have agreed on their main policies in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and will discuss remaining issues on Friday, the source in the state government in Stuttgart said.

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