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SPD-led German coalition doable by year end, party co-leader says By Reuters

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO. Norbert Walter Borjans (co-leader) of Germany’s Social Democratic party speaks at a news conference that was held with Katja Paehle, the SPD’s top-ranking candidate in Saxony Anhalt Regional Elections. This took place one day after regional election in Saxony An.

BERLIN (Reuters] – By the end of this year, a three-way German government headed by the Social Democrats should be in place. This was the statement of the co-leader from the centre-left party.

Norbert Walter Borjans expressed confidence that his party, which won Sunday’s national election by an narrow margin and left it looking for partners, would be able to quickly agree to a coalition deal with the Greens, the Free Democrats (FDP), and the business-friendly Free Democrats.

A ruling SPD alliance would be able to command a majority in parliament with Greens and FDP. This coalition is called a “traffic lights” coalition, after each of their colours.

“The government should be up and running by the end the year. It is achievable,” Walter-Borjans said to Welt am Sonntag.

He stated that exploratory talks don’t have a deadline. “We want to create a consensus (coalition) where all three parties bring their best to the table.

He said, “In this sense, we could begin formal coalition negotiations at October and end them by December.”

German talks on the formation of a coalition government can take up to several months or even weeks. These negotiations continued until March 2017, after the conclusion of the national elections on September 24, 2017.

Both the Greens as well as FDP will be attending exploratory talks by SPD on Sunday. The two smaller “kingmaker” parties met on Friday https://reut.rs/39YrDUF for a second round of talks, which FDP leader Christian Lindner said were held in a “good atmosphere”.

The Greens and FDP, from opposite ends of the political spectrum and at odds https://reut.rs/3uiuoJG on a range of issues, have moved centre stage after the SPD’s narrow election victory – its first since 2012.

Both the SPD (Chancellor Angela Merkel) and the conservative bloc of Chancellor Angela Merkel, both in a slumping market, seek smaller parties for the chance to win a majority in parliament to form a government coalition. Recent polls indicate that voters want the SPD to be its leader.

Merkel has been in power since 2005 and plans to step down when a new government forms. She will continue until then.

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