Germany's Merz and SPD clear 1st hurdle to forming coalition

Germany's Merz and SPD clear first hurdle to forming coalition
By Andreas Rinke, Vera Eckert and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) -German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) concluded preliminary talks on forming a coalition government on Saturday,
Germany's Merz and SPD reach preliminary deal towards coalition
German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) have concluded preliminary talks towards forming a coalition government, heads of the parties said on Saturday.
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