Government
Merkel's coalition pick is back on after SPD votes for talks
Party, labour leaders had argued to move forward with joint policy outline reached on 12 January rather than walk away from government
Germany’s Social Democrats backed formal coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel after a divisive party convention, marking a potential breakthrough toward her fourth term.
A majority of SPD delegates gathered in Bonn on Sunday voted in favour of negotiations to renew the ''grand coalition'' with Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union-led bloc. Party and labour leaders had argued to move forward with a joint policy outline reached on 12 January rather than walk away from government.
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