SPD's Scholz says aims for German coalition deal before Christmas
"My idea is that we will be very fast in achieving a result. It should be before Christmas if possible," he said a day after national elections.
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- Published Date: 12:59 | 27 September 2021
- Modified Date: 12:59 | 27 September 2021
Olaf Scholz, the German Social Democrat (SPD) candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel, aims to reach an agreement to form a coalition government with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) before Christmas, he said on Monday.
"My idea is that we will be very fast in achieving a result. It should be before Christmas if possible," he said a day after national elections.
The SPD won 25.7% of the vote, ahead of 24.1% for Merkel's CDU/CSU conservative bloc, according to provisional results. The Greens came in at 14.8% and the FDP were on 11.5%.
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