German Social Democrats see progress in push for coalition talks with Merkel


  • World
  • Wednesday, 17 Jan 2018

Martin Schulz, Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader, attends party meeting in 'Kloster Irsee' in Irsee, Germany, January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

BERLIN (Reuters) - The leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) cited progress on Wednesday in a bid to win support for formal talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and some colleagues said rejecting a coalition would further hurt party ratings.

SPD members will vote on Sunday on whether to back coalition talks with the conservatives.

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