German would-be coalition backs ending COVID state of emergency

FILE PHOTO: Stickers to remind passengers to follow the safety rules are seen as the International airport presents additional COVID-19 safety measures, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Frankfurt, Germany, May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's pandemic-related state of emergency looks set to expire next month after the three political parties in talks to form the next government said on Wednesday they did not support extending it.

The state of emergency that enabled the federal and state government to impose measures like lockdowns and curfews without a parliamentary vote is set to lapse on Nov. 25 unless parliament agrees to extend it.