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    German Leaders Agree On New Coalition Talks, But Hurdles Remain

    The parties from the last coalition will start negotiations on forming a government. It's only a partial victory for Chancellor Angela Merkel, and concerns remain over the role of a far-right party.
    by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson Jan 12, 2018 3 minutes
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands Friday with the leader of the Social Democratic Party, Martin Schulz. Merkel's conservatives reached a "breakthrough" deal with the Social Democrats toward building a new coalition government, sources close to the negotiations said.

    Meet the new German government, same as the old German government.

    At least that's the plan of Chancellor Angela Merkel and her political allies, who Friday crafted a deal aimed at ending Germany's 3 1/2-month political crisis.

    It may appear an odd strategy, given that German voters gave the previous government the boot.

    All three parties making up the last grand coalition – the Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) — ended up with historically low returns in last September's federal elections.

    But with snap

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