Merkel aide warns against protracted coalition talks as TV debate nears

Merkel aide warns against protracted coalition talks as TV debate nears

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff called on political parties to agree quickly on who should succeed her after next Sunday's election and avoid the kind of protracted coalition talks that followed the last vote four years ago.

Merkel aide warns against protracted coalition talks as TV debate nears

September 19, 2021By Andreas RinkeBERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff called on political parties to agree quickly on who should succeed her after next Sunday’s election and avoid the kind of protracted coalition talks that followed the last vote four years ago.The leading candidates for chancellor face off in a final primetime television debate on Sunday evening.The likelihood of long coalition talks after th…

Merkel aide warns against protracted coalition talks as TV debate nears

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff called on political parties to agree quickly on who should succeed her after next Sunday's election and avoid the kind of protracted coalition talks that followed the last vote four years ago. Read full story

Merkel aide warns against protracted coalition talks as TV debate nears

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff called on political parties to agree quickly on who should succeed her after next Sunday's election and avoid the kind of protracted coalition talks that followed the last vote four years ago. The leading candidates for chancellor face off in a final primetime television debate on Sunday evening. The likelihood

Merkel aide warns against protracted coalition talks as TV debate nears

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff called on political parties to agree quickly on who should succeed her after next Sunday's election and avoid the kind of protracted coalition talks that followed the last vote four years ago. The likelihood of long coalition talks after the vote means Merkel will not be leaving office any time soon. "My wish is for a swift government formation," Helge Braun told Reuters, adding that even though…