BERLIN—Germany’s Social Democrats said Friday they would hold talks with other parties to discuss ways out of the political crisis, reducing the likelihood of imminent snap elections after Chancellor Angela Merkel’s efforts to form a government collapsed. Yet SPD officials warned that the party’s change of heart—it had previously insisted it would play no part in the formation of the next government—didn’t necessarily mean it was ready to rebuild its “grand coalition” with Ms. Merkel’s camp, which it left after a resounding...

Source: Wall Street Journal November 24, 2017 11:07 UTC