German coalition talks reach breakthrough


Xinhua | Published: January 12, 2018 15:40:51 | Updated: January 14, 2018 18:50:31


Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government at the SPD headquarters in Berlin, Germany on Thursday. - Reuters photo

Coalition talks between the Christian Democrats (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD) have achieved a breakthrough, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) reported Friday.

Progress has been made in such key issues as migration, finance and taxes as several sessions of the negotiation are still ongoing, the DPA said.

Germany is still struggling to form an effective government months after the federal elections.

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