BERLIN: Members of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) voted in favour of a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Sunday, German media reported, a result that would open the way to a new government for Europe's economic powerhouse. Volunteers began counting the postal ballots at 10pm (local time) and worked through the night. Party leaders were due to announce the result later on Sunday morning. German Social Democratic Party (SPD) member counts ballot papers of the voting for a possible coalition between the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the SPD headquarters in Berlin, Germany. They thrashed out a coalition agreement which SPD leaders hailed for its commitments to strengthening the EU and giving them some key government rolesMerkel could be sworn in as Chancellor by mid-March.

Source: New Strait Times March 04, 2018 09:11 UTC