Talks fail between Merkel's Conservatives and the Greens
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Bettina StehkämperOctober 16, 2013
The Green Party has said no to a possible coalition with Angela Merkel's conservatives and it leaves just one option for Merkel as she searches for a new partner in government after last month's elections. That's the centre-left social democrats. We'll have more on the outlook from our political correspondent in a moment. But first this report on the day's talks with the Greens.