Germany's SPD backs coalition talks with Merkel, sets terms

[YahooNews]

By Holger Hansen and Alexandra Hudson BERLIN (Reuters) - Leaders of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) won a green light from their party to start coalition talks with Angela Merkel on Sunday, after promising to wring concessions from the chancellor on a minimum wage, equal pay and infrastructure investment. Discussions between Merkel and the center-left SPD on forming a new government can now begin on Wednesday, a month after an election saw her conservatives emerge as the biggest political force but needing a partner to form a majority. The SPD's willingness to enter talks comes at a price. ...



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