German far left courts SPD and Greens for three-way coalition

FILE PHOTO: Dietmar Bartsch, parliamentary leader of the German far left party Die Linke, speaks during a party congress in Berlin, Germany, June 20, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/Pool/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's far-left Linke pitched themselves on Monday as would-be coalition partners for the Social Democrats and Greens after a Sept. 26 election, arguing they offer the two larger parties the best chance of delivering their social policies.

A surge by the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) into a clear lead in polls over Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has focused attention in Germany and beyond on possible coalition options https://reut.rs/3DIzZNV after the closely fought election.