Germany's Green party says deal ready for 3-party coalition
The Green party has been negotiating a deal with the center-left Social Democrats and the pro-business Free Democrats since a national election on Sept. 26.
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- Published Date: 11:23 | 24 November 2021
- Modified Date: 11:30 | 24 November 2021
The three parties negotiating to form Germany's next government will finalize and present their coalition agreement Wednesday, the environmentalist Greens said in a statement.
The center-left Social Democrats have been negotiating with the Green party and the pro-business Free Democrats since narrowly winning a national election on Sept. 26.
If approved by party members in the coming weeks, the three-way alliance would replace the current grand coalition of Social Democrats and outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats.
Merkel, who didn't run for a fifth term, is likely to be succeeded by current Finance Minister Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats.
The negotiations over the unprecedented three-way alliance were relatively harmonious and speedy compared to previous coalition talks.
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