Merkel seeks breakthrough in all-night talks on new government
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany’s Social Democrats negotiate through the night to sketch out a government alliance, seeking to end political gridlock and open door to her fourth term
Leaders of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, her Bavarian sister party and the Social Democrats remained holed up at the SPD’s headquarters in Berlin early Friday after 18 hours of talks with no sign of an outcome. The parties had set themselves a Thursday deadline, though Merkel said at the outset that the talks would be arduous.
Almost 16 weeks after her party won an inconclusive federal election, Merkel’s second attempt to restore leadership in Europe’s dominant country and safeguard her political career are on the line as she seeks to win over the SPD to govern with her for another four years.
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