Steinmeier to meet Merkel, Schulz in hope of reviving grand coalition
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier plans to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel, Horst Seehofer - the head of her Bavarian sister party - and Social Democrat (SPD) leader Martin Schulz next week in the hope of paving the way for another grand coalition.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 24 November 2017
- Modified Date: 02:51 | 24 November 2017
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will host a joint meeting next week between Chancellor Angela Merkel, the leader of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) and the head of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU), a spokeswoman said.
Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and their CSU Bavarian sister party have ruled with the SPD in a "grand coalition" since 2013 and their caretaker government remains in place after an election in September.
"After meeting this week with the leaders of the CDU, CSU and SPD the federal president has agreed to meet a joint meeting at Schloss Bellevue," Steinmeier's spokeswoman said in a statement. "The meeting takes place next week. The exact date will be communicated at a later time."