Merkel seeks coalition breakthrough as talks drag through night
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Social Democratic Party negotiate through night on pact for Germany's next government, seeking breakthrough to end more than four months of political stalemate
With a partial draft on the table, Merkel and other top officials of her Christian Democratic-led bloc were holed up with SPD leaders early Wednesday in Berlin with no sign of a deal after 20 hours of discussions. A final decision isn't expected until a larger group of 91 negotiators reconvenes later in the day, according to a party official involved in the talks.
Faced with Germany's longest party deadlock since World War II, Merkel cited turmoil in global markets as a sign that Europe's biggest economy needs a stable government.
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