1ST LEAD German parties enter initial government talks with open mind, hope By dpa correspondents
Berlin (dpa) - The heads of Germany‘s key political parties embarked upon preliminary talks Sunday on how to keep the country‘s grand coalition alive, with hope for agreement on crucial policies."It can work," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who leads the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU). "But I understand that we have a huge piece of work ahead of us in the coming days."Germany has been unable to form a new government since September elections weakened both Merkel‘s CDU and the Social Democratic Party (SPD)... Читать дальше...