Germany: Merkel, rivals agree to seek grand coalition

October 18, 2013 02:21

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) today struck a deal on a new "grand coalition" to replace the centre-right government, which lost power in the parliamentary election nearly a month ago.

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