Merkel's conservatives and SPD to start talks on forming govt on Jan. 7

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Wed, 20 Dec 2017 - 04:02 GMT

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Wed, 20 Dec 2017 - 04:02 GMT

Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel address a news conference at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel address a news conference at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

GERMANY - 20 December 2017: Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) start exploratory talks on forming a new German government on Jan. 7 and aim to decide whether to enter full coalition talks by Jan. 12, they said in a statement.

Representatives of the SPD and the conservatives met on Wednesday and said in a joint statement they had held a "good discussion in a trusting atmosphere".

A renewed 'grand coalition' with the SPD represents Merkel's best chance of securing a fourth term as chancellor after earlier talks on forming a three-way alliance with two other parties broke down.

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