The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Merkel confirms ready to govern with liberals and Greens German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed on Saturday she would start talks with liberals and Greens to try to form a new coalition government after last month's election. https://www.thelocal.de/20171007/merkel-confirms-ready-to-govern-with-liberals-and-greens Sat, 07 Oct 2017 17:33:42 +0200 merkel-confirms-ready-to-govern-with-liberals-and-greens Small parties rule out three-way coalitions after election The general election in September, expected to change a government widely regarded as stuck in an unproductive rut, could produce more of the same – after the two smaller parties this weekend ruled out any three-way grouping. https://www.thelocal.de/20090510/19187 Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:00 +0200 19187