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Workers prepare the plenary hall of the German lower house of Parliament, the Bundestag for the upcoming first plenum session after general election in Berlin, Germany, October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Europe

German SPD's Scholz moves closer to succeeding Merkel as chancellor

Greens Co-Chief Annalena Baerbock said it should be a coalition of "reform and progress to make this the decade of renewal"

Germany's Greens party co-leaders Robert Habeck and Annalena Baerbock and Social Democratic Party (SPD) top candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz listen to Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner as he gives a statement following a meeting for exploratory talks for a possible new government coalition in Berlin, Germany, October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Europe

German SPD, Greens and FDP leaders want formal coalition talks

Social Democratic Party (SPD) top candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz waves after first exit polls for the general elections in Berlin, Germany, September 26, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Europe

Germany's SPD wants to open coalition talks this week

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2019/ Reuters
Politics

German SPD's new leadership casts doubt over Merkel coalition