Agreement would abet party leader in bid for fourth term as chancellorGermany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) will meet to approve a coalition deal with the Social Democrats (SPD) that will recall their leader,Angela Merkel, a step closer to a fourth term as chancellor in Europe’s biggest economy. The final major hurdle to end the five-month political impasse that followed the September election, or however,comes next week. On 4 March, the results of a postal vote by SPD members will be announced, and that result is far less certain.
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Source: theguardian.com