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Party chief Martin Schulz will ask the deeply divided SPD to give him the green light for exploratory talks on joining Merkel in another coalition government starting in early 2018.
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After 12 years in power and running on a promise of stability and continuity, Merkel`s CDU/CSU bloc scored 32.9 per cent, against 20.8 per cent for the Social Democrats under challenger Martin Schulz.
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Germans began voting in a national election on Sunday that is likely to see Chancellor Angela Merkel win a historic fourth term and a far-right party enter parliament for the first time in more than half a century.
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A new INSA poll published by Bild newspaper showed declining support for both Merkel`s conservatives, who dropped two percentage points to 34 per cent, and the SPD, down one point to 21 per cent.
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Challenger Martin Schulz of the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) is leading his campaign with "more social justice", promising reforms to tax, unemployment benefits and childcare after having just succeeded with a push to legalise same-sex marriage.
The election-year bill was pushed by Merkel's leftist rivals, who pounced on comments she made early this week suggesting a policy U-turn -- a manoeuvre that left her conservative lawmakers fuming.
Gay and lesbian groups cheered the push for marriage equality in Germany where so-called civil unions were legalised in 2001.
The SPD's call for gay marriage comes just a week after the Greens set a similar condition, while Merkel's CDU has so far refused to allow same gender couples to wed.
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The European Union must become stronger in response to a weakening of democracy in the United States, Russia and Turkey, the leader of Germany`s centre-left Social Democrats said in remarks published on Saturday.
A German regional vote Sunday will be the first litmus test in an election year where Chancellor Angela Merkel faces her toughest challenge yet from the resurgent Social Democrats.
In a direct matchup, Angela Merkel gained one percentage point to 39 percent support, compared to 36 percent for Martin Schulz.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel`s conservatives were ahead of the Social Democrats (SPD) in the latest poll with just over six months to go before a federal election.
Germany`s Social Democrats (SPD) held steady at 31 percent support in a survey published on Wednesday, remaining hard on the heels of Chancellor Angela Merkel`s conservatives - on 34 percent - seven months ahead of a federal election.
Germany`s Martin Schulz said on Thursday he would step down as head of the European Parliament and return to national politics in elections next year.
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The German economy is humming, the budget is balanced, unemployment is down, and her country is widely seen as the strongest voice in a troubled EU.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier regrets over Britain's decision to leave the EU,tweets "The early morning news from #GreatBritain are truly sobering. It looks like a sad day for #Europe +the #UnitedKingdom".
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The British premier will meet Martin Schulz and leaders of the two main political groups in the assembly.
European Parliament President Martin Schulz Sunday urged a "solid" government to be formed quickly in Greece, calling on the new authorities to be "ready to deliver" after leftist Alexis Tsipras appeared to have won re-election.
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Greece will seek "common ground" with its European peers on solving its bailout and debt woes, European Parliament chairman Martin Schulz said Thursday after meeting new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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