Merkel's CDU agrees to pursue grand coalition in Germany
(VOVWORLD) - Leaders of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party agreed on Sunday to pursue a "grand coalition" with the Social Democrats (SPD) to break the political deadlock in Europe's biggest economy.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Social Democrat (SPD) leader Martin Schulz (Photo: EPA/ VNA)
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Holstein Daniel Guenther, premier of the state of Schleswig Holstein, told reporters after a four-hour meeting with Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) that they aim for an effective government. He said that it will not be a minority government but an alliance with a parliamentary majority.