MERKEL SURVIVES: Chancellor finally wins coalition deal after FIVE MONTHS of limbo…(Unbelievable…)

Sunday, March 4, 2018
By Paul Martin

GERMANY’S Social Democrats (SPD) voted in favour of a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, German media reported, a result that would open the way to a new government for Europe’s economic powerhouse.

By ROB VIRTUE
Express.co.uk
Sun, Mar 4, 2018

Five months after an inconclusive election, and after the failure of Merkel’s first attempt to form a government with two smaller parties, the result if confirmed, should hand the long-serving chancellor a fourth term in office.

Volunteers began counting the postal ballots at 10 p.m. (2100 GMT) and worked through the night. Party leaders were due to announce the result later on Sunday morning.

SPD acting leader Olaf Scholz said on Saturday turn-out in the poll had been “very, very high” after an intense internal campaign that pitted the party’s pro-coalition leadership against its more radical youth wing, which campaigned for “No”.

The SPD initially planned to go into opposition after a disastrous result in September’s election, but agreed to negotiate with Merkel’s conservatives after talks with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and the environmentalist Greens on a three-way tie-up collapsed in November.

They thrashed out a coalition agreement which SPD leaders hailed for its commitments to strengthening the EU and giving them some key government roles

Merkel could be sworn in as Chancellor by mid-March.

Chancellor Merkel congratulated the Social Democrats (SPD) on a “clear result” after a majority of SPD members voted in favour of joining another coalition with her.

“I congratulate the SPD on this clear result and look forward to continuing to work together for the good of our country,” Merkel said on her Christian Democrats’ (CDU) Twitter feed.

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