German political grandees parties to compromise for stability

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 - 05:22 GMT

Two veteran allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to Germany's parties on Tuesday to strike a compromise and form a stable government

Jamaica or bust: Merkel launching crunch German coalition talks

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 - 01:17 GMT

Merkel on Friday begins the first full round of talks on forming a three-way "Jamaica" coalition that she needs to risk her time in power.

Between Berlin and Bavaria: Merkel's uneasy allies

Fri, 06 Oct 2017 - 02:25 GMT

Merkel is trying to patch together a tricky three-way coalition of her conservatives and their Bavarian allies, (FDP), and the environmentalist Greens.