Cornered Merkel Upbeat As Seeks to Revive Grand Coalition
- 6 years ago
On Sunday, Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was optimistic her conservatives and the Social Democrats could cut a deal, as they began five days of talks about reviving the ‘grand coalition’ that has governed Germany since 2013. Persuading the center-left SPD to team up with her is Merkel’s best bet for forming a stable government and extending her 12 years in office. SPD leader Martin Schulz said that, while the outcome of the talks was unclear, his party would enter them constructively.