Merkel Optimistic SPD Will Approve Coalition Talks With Her Conservative Party
(WorldNews Germany)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday she was optimistic that Social Democrats (SPD) would approve the start of formal coalition talks with her conservatives at a special party congress this weekend, Reuters reports. Delegates from the SPD vote on Sunday on whether their leaders should push ahead with negotiations on renewing an alliance with the conservatives that has ruled Germany since 2013 after striking a preliminary deal last week.`I hope that after we had such intensive exploratory talks that the SPD party congress greenlights coalition talks.` - Angela Merkel Speaking at news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, Merkel said, `I am optimistic.` A negative vote would...