3 parties to deepen talks on forming next German government
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Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party and two smaller parties say they will deepen their talks next week on forming a new government
BERLIN -- Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party and two smaller parties said Thursday they would deepen their talks next week on forming a new government, as the leader of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's bloc indicated his willingness to step aside following an election defeat.
The general secretary of the pro-business Free Democrats, Volker Wissing, said that a first round of talks between his party, the Social Democrats and the environmentalist Greens had gone “very well.”
His Green party counterpart, Michael Kellner, told reporters it had been a “good day” for the discussions.
“I had the feeling in the talks that we can create something together,” Lars Klingbeil, the Social Democrats' general secretary, said.
