Prospects for a Grand German Coalition

Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU), has faced considerable hurdles in forming a coalition government in Germany, following the September 18 general election, which produced a hung parliament. After attempts at other coalition negotiations failed, the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) decided to enter into negotiations to construct a CDU/CSU-SPD ‘grand coalition’. Negotiations are set to end on November 12.

Much is at stake in this coalition of diverse political elements, particularly the structural economic reforms long-awaited by the country’s business community. The coalition negotiations will determine to what extent the conservative and social democratic agendas can be reconciled, and the depth and speed of these reforms.

Agenda

Items with the padlock symbol () require registration and permission to access. You will be invited to register when you click on the padlocked link.

Request more details of this call

	* indicates fields that must be filled in.
* Title
* First name
* Last name
* Position
* Organisation
* Preferred contact method
Email	Official company/government/organisation address preferred
Telephone
Fax
Address
City
Region
Postal code
* Country
*Detailed query
	SUBMIT