German parties aim to open coalition talks

Updated October 15 2021 - 10:47pm, first published 10:43pm
If three-way party talks are successful, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz will be Germany's new leader.
If three-way party talks are successful, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz will be Germany's new leader.

Three German parties aim to open formal coalition talks after all made gains in last month's election, moving a step closer to a new government that would send outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right bloc into opposition.

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