Germany's Laschet 'still open for talks' after coalition setback
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- AFP
- Published Date: 02:34 | 06 October 2021
- Modified Date: 02:34 | 06 October 2021
Germany's beleaguered Armin Laschet, the would-be chancellor from Angela Merkel's conservative camp, said Wednesday he remained willing to form the next government even after two smaller parties tapped his Social Democratic rivals for coalition talks.
Laschet said his centre-right CDU-CSU bloc "respects the decision" by the Greens and the liberals to pursue a three-way alliance with the SPD. But the conservatives "are still ready to hold talks", he told reporters.
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