Germany’s Social Democrats said on Sept. 27 they would start the process of trying to forge a three-way alliance and lead a government for the first time since 2005 after they narrowly won Sept. 26’s national election.
Reuters: German SPD seeks three-way alliance to replace Merkel-led coalition
German Finance Minister, Vice-Chancellor and the Social Democratic SPD Party's candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz (2L) waves flanked by German Labour Minister and Deputy Chairman of Germany's Social Democrats SPD party Hubertus Heil (L), Germany's Social Democratic SPD party co-leader Norbert Walter-Borjans and Germany's Social Democratic SPD party co-leader Saskia Esken (R) ahead an SPD leadership meeting at the party's headquarters in Berlin on September 27, 2021, one day after general elections.
