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  German elections: 'Kingmaker' parties back centre-left coalition talks
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Last EditedIndyGeorgia  Oct 06, 2021 11:47am
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News DateWednesday, October 6, 2021 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionTen days after Germany's centre-left Social Democrats won parliamentary elections, the Greens and pro-business liberals have agreed to start exploratory coalition talks with them.

Thursday's talks with the "kingmakers" mean centre-left leader Olaf Scholz is a step closer to the job of chancellor.

It is a blow to the conservatives' leader Armin Laschet, who presided over their worst ever electoral performance.

He has not yet given up: "We are also ready for further talks."

However, the head of his CDU's sister party in Bavaria, Markus Söder, has described the decision by the Greens and liberal FDP as a "de facto rejection" of a conservative-led government.
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